Pianist/composer/arranger extraordinaire Laurence Hobgood was Kurt Elling's music partner for nearly two decades. Now, as leader, t e s s e t e r r a is Laurence's new program of standards re-woven for jazz trio and string quartet - innovative arrangements of iconic selections by Cole Porter, Sting, Jimmy Webb, Hoagy Carmichael, Stevie Wonder and more. The album will be released in the spring.