ECHO WOODS IS A MUSICAL ENSEMBLE LED BY JAZZ GUITARIST MATTEO DI LEONARDO, BASED IN BRUSSELS SINCE 2015. IN 2024, THEY RECORDED AN ALBUM OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS BLENDING JAZZ TRADITION WITH MODERN EXPERIMENTATION. THE GROUP FEATURES A UNIQUE LINEUP: ELECTRIC GUITAR, DOUBLE BASS, DRUMS, AND A WIND SECTION WITH BASS CLARINET, SAXOPHONES, BASSOON, AND THE CHINESE SHENG. THEIR MUSIC COMBINES SHARP MELODIES AND SOFT HARMONIES, MIXING JAZZ, AVANT-GARDE, CHAMBER MUSIC, AND ETHNIC SOUNDS. THE ALBUM OFFERS A JOURNEY THROUGH DYNAMIC ACOUSTIC LANDSCAPES, BALANCING IMPROVISATION WITH STRUCTURED ARRANGEMENTS. ECHO WOODS CREATES AN EVOLVING MUSICAL DIALOGUE WITH A RICH, NUANCED SOUND. THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED ON MARCH 28, 2025, BY BELGIAN LABEL HANS KUSTERS MUSIC.