Drummer Ian Wallace conceived the idea for the CJ3 while on tour with the 21st Century Schizoid Band. “I had so much fun playing these songs again, especially live where there was much improvisation. I thought it might be a cool idea to rearrange some of Crimson material in a jazz format.” In early 2004, while living in Nashville, Ian met Jody Nardone on a gig with jazz singer Annie Sellick. After the show, he discovered that Jody was huge King Crimson fan. They discussed Ian’s idea and later got together to work on arrangements.