Accordionist Anatole Muster may still be in his early twenties but he’s not hanging about. Swiss-born and London-based he’s already made whistle-stop appearances at international events such as Montreux Jazz’s Autumn of Music Festival, and notched up sold-out shows at LA’s Minaret Records and Ronnie Scott’s. He’s also released a string of guest-packed neo-fusion tinged singles with Hiromi/John McLaughlin bassist Hadrien Feraud and Californian lofi keys master Kiefer among others.

So it’s perhaps no surprise his debut album packs in 10 richly flavoured songs in under 30 minutes, each an appetiser for an expanded live incarnation. Its irony-free title, Wonderful Now, also reflects the sonic smile that permeates much of the music, which busts with jazztronica-fuelled energy such as on opener ‘Dance With Me’ and the drum-n-bass beats of ‘Girl In My Dreams’. The latter is one of several cuts on which Muster also sings with a knowing but effective melancholy.

It’s his clever production that rules overall though, with several talented Gen Z muso guests overshadowed by star LA drummer Louis Cole, who artfully batters his way through the chopped chords of ‘Auntie Mabel’. Like most digital natives, Muster embraces all genres but his nimble accordion work is outstanding and this polished genre-hopping jazz-pop context is the vernacular he and his audience understand. If the studio slickness isn’t your thing, then be sure to catch him live, where his effervescent playing really shines.