Joe Sanders' third headlining release, "Parallels," is a bold exploration of his multifaceted journey as a bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator. The album presents a series of live recordings with a dream line-up that is unparalleled in Seamus Blake, Logan Richardson and Gregory Hutchinson. The full-bodied acoustic bass presence of the bandleader is evident in their performances, which captures all the daring and verve of the East Coast scene. In addition, there are a number of studio in-house productions on the album with guests Jure Pukl and Taylor Eigisti, which capture the relaxed, dreamy thirst for adventure of the West Coast. Everything is filtered through Joe Sander's uniquely questioning, searching personality, uniting all elements into an excitingly unpredictable whole - like parallel tracks leading to one and the same goal.