After "Oylam" (2010), Judith Berkson, mezzo-soprano, pianist, composer and improviser, returns with another unclassifiable, and strangely compelling, artistic statement. On "Thee They Thy" , she leads a trio with Trevor Dunn and Gerald Cleaver through a radically changing programme addressing new settings for prayer (Berkson is also a cantor), original songs, vocal experimentation, improvised piano and more.

“I view the pieces on this recording as a natural extension of my solo work, ” says Judith Berkson. “This idea of songs that are quite intimate and personal, informed by jazz with pockets of improvisation but also drawing from song and avant-garde traditions in their harmonic and melodic material, embracing elements of minimalism and even conceptual art. ”

"Thee They Thy" was recorded at Oktavaen Audio Studio, Mt Vernon, New York. The album was produced by Manfred Eicher.