Following 2023’s ‘Ocean’ mini-album, Berlin’s Moses Yoofee Trio have confirmed details of their debut full-length, ‘MYT’, to be released by LEITER on February 7, 2025. The band – who, since forming in 2020, have cultivated an extraordinary reputation, winning the 2024 German Jazz Prize’s prestigious Live Act of The Year award – recorded much of the album over ten days in April 2024 at Glaswald Studios, in the countryside outside Stuttgart, before returning to Berlin to polish the results and record two further tracks at LEITER’s Funkhaus studio.

‘MYT’ was co-produced by the band with longtime collaborator oh.no.ty as mixing engineer. Featuring thirteen tracks, it will be available on vinyl and all digital platforms. The first preview was shared in October: ‘WHIP.wav’ is a perfect showcase for the band’s unique brand of sophisticated jazz, its laid-back summer grooves highlighted by Moses’ fluid piano lines, while drummer Noah Fürbringer’s deft rhythms lock in seamlessly with Roman Klobe-Barangă‘s understated bassline.

The trio also revealed a second glimpse, ‘GREEN LIGHT’, their first vocal release featuring acclaimed London rapper ENNY, and a third taster, ‘RIDGEWALK’. All tracks on the new album reflect a remarkable determination to distill the band’s work to its essence, allowing their prodigious talents and graceful versatility to shine in uncluttered arrangements. As they state concisely, their goals are “emotions, moments, and bangers,” with careful attention paid to ensure only the essential made the cut.

Before coming together as a band, all three members were already deeply involved in the music scene, touring, recording, and producing for a wide range of artists and bands. They connected in 2020 when Moses met Roman at Berlin’s Jazz Institute, and it was the latter who suggested they jam with his friend Noah, who was living in southern Germany at the time but frequently visited Berlin. Amid the extended lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic, the trio embraced the chance to fully immerse themselves in the creative process. Since then, Moses Yoofee Trio have cultivated an extraordinary reputation for their shows – recent highlights include a 2,500-capacity Elbjazz Festival booking beside Hamburg’s harbour, a riotous appearance at London’s Jazz Festival, and an intimate gig before 200 people at the German capital’s now redundant Tempelhof Airport on the rooftop of an air traffic control tower.

Despite their own work as a trio, all three musicians remain busy elsewhere, with Moses, like Roman, often working with chart-topping Berlin-based Peter Fox, a frontman for reggae/dancehall/hip hop crossover act SEEED, and accompanying him on his extensive solo tours. Noah, meanwhile, plays with another renowned artist, German-American rapper Casper, as well as Sweden’s acclaimed Petter Eldh and German comedian / actor / musician Teddy Teclebrhan.