“Play me some typical music from your country.” Bass player Michel Vrydag was asked this question on many occasions during travel, tours and collaborations with international musicians. In an attempt to answer, he ended up playing compositions from his own repertoire. This was the starting point of Mapping Roots: music fuelled by a lot of improvisation and influences from various musical traditions. Mainly jazz but also folk traditions from several continents, rock and even some electronic music sounds are the main ingredients of this collection of compositions. On the balcony, Michel Vrydag is accompanied by piano player Bram Weijters and drummer Daniel Jonkers.