“Effra” is a word often associated with the area of Brixton in South London which has been my home for the past ten years. It began as the name of a now-underground river that runs through the area, and has more recently been used as the name of a main road and two rival pubs, as well as a smaller road which one of the tracks on this album is named after. This album is a collection of all the music I have written for my band in the last four years, which has featured a resurgence in my love for both my home and for playing jazz after a difficult period in previous years, and these pieces reflect all the personal journeys in that time. I would like to thank Scott, Matt, Liam, Jim and Sam for sticking by my side in this band for almost a decade, and for offering so much love, energy and talent to this project. I would also like to thank Alex and Caspar for all the work getting the album sounding as high-quality as it does, everyone at Livingston studio for looking after us so well, Matt and Will for capturing such great footage of the session, and finally Martin and everyone at Ubuntu for taking this record on and enabling its release into the world and beyond.