Devotion is a dedicated aural engagement with extremely talented musicians. It reflects a
deep spirituality in composition, expression discovery through kaleidoscopic, 21st century
jazz.
Devotion, Grossmann's debut for Jack White's U.S.-based Third Man Records label,
continues her musical evolution, arriving at a sound that wears inspirations transparently, but
in practice, is markedly original holistic work. It is titled after Grossmann's experience of a
natural sense of devotion that arose from her Buddhist meditation practice. She says,
"noticing that sounds are dissolving into the vast empty space, the true nature of reality. Just
as thoughts are always dissolving into the stillness of our mind, we slowly realize that the
essence of our mind is clarity...
