The art of listening. Simin Tander (voice), Laia Genc (piano), Esmee Olthuis (saxophones) and Tessa Zoutendijk (violin) are "PLoTS", an ensemble of top-flight musicians. They combine their voices to form a musical unity which lies between modern jazz and refined songwriting. The individual elements remain audible, yet can intensely move the listener emotionally: they don’t just complete each other, they flow into one another. The concept, music and lyrics are by Hazel Leach ("United Womens’ Orchestra", JHM 99/123), one of the most known activists of, as it were, democratic jazz. On the one hand, her ideas and concepts are convincing enough to commit the musicians to a common goal. On the other hand she opens up huge spaces for their creative potential. The songs deal with an uncommon subject: psychosis. Hazel Leach empathizes with it in her lyrics and compositions in such a way that the only thing left for the musicians seems to be performing them. But what this ensemble contributes musically goes way above and beyond this: as empathy goes, this couldn’t be better.