It was always Time Below System Building on their critically acclaimed

Building on their critically acclaimed debut

McLean ushered in a new era at Blue Note with this recording

Although they continued working together here and there

“I left the UK for America and studied at Berklee College in Boston

The concert that followed could have been the culmination of years of collaboration

It was always Time Below System Building on their critically acclaimedIt Was Always Time, the debut duo release from Berke Can zcan and Jonah Parzen Johnson on We Jazz Records, is a refreshing and full throated expression of joy and curiosity. In a year when 76 countries hold national elections and we find ourselves in an existential battle against apathy and cynicism, this effortlessly authentic album offers an innocent reminder that the antidote to stagnation is curiosity and the fuel for change is the joy of building