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Expert pianist, composer and arranger Laurence Hobgood has long been a great friend of Naim. In the 90s he recorded two highly acclaimed albums for Naim in the group Union, and a further two as a solo artist, Left To Own Devices (2000) and Crazy World (2005) with the Laurence Hobgood Trio. Described by Dave Brubeck as one of the most incredible pianists I have ever heard , Hobgood has been directing Kurt Elling s Blue Note (and now Concorde) recordings for fifteen years and has accrued his very own Grammy Nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocal Performance for his work on Elling s Flirting With Twilight (2001). Everybody who witnesses the Laurence Hobgood Trio supporting Kurt Elling live, agree, that Laurence Hobgood is the single most under-rated and ridiculously talented US jazz musician of his generation. allabout jazz.com described Hobgood as one of the finest pianists out there. Period.