"Living Ghosts" by the Michael Wollny Trio invites listeners on an immersive and spontaneous journey where past compositions evolve in real-time through collective improvisation. The album captures one evening in spring 2024, where the trio performed entirely by intuition, guided only by the shifting spirits of their past compositions. The night was filled with moments where the familiar themes of their songbook materialized unexpectedly, sometimes lingering briefly, other times expanding into new, unexpected paths. These “ghosts” of the past were reinterpreted and allowed to evolve in real-time, reflecting the trio’s deep, ongoing dialogue with their musical history.