Pianist/composer Sumi Tonooka reveals the secret world of trees and the underground connections that bind society in the breathtaking suite Under the Surface, a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works commission, available June 27 via ARC. The album features Tonooka’s trio with Gregg August and Johnathan Blake, plus Alchemy Sound Project.
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Jun
[ Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13, 2021 – Mutual Mentorship for Musicians presents: virtual M³ festival via the National Jazz Museum in Harlem ]
On Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13, the pioneering Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³) initiative, co-founded by Jen Shyu and Sara Serpa to foster creative partnerships among woman musicians worldwide, presents six world premieres of collaborative work at a virtual M³ festival via the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
Hosted by M³ Editor-in-Chief Jordannah Elizabeth, each premiere will be followed by a Q&A with the artists, who will answer questions from the audience about their creative process. Register for these free streaming events here (June 12) and here (June 13).
M³ has also released The Art Of Being True: M³ Anthology of Writings, the first of a rare archive of writing that takes control of the narrative with regard to the work of underrepresented musicians. It is available for free from online literary arts publication, Publik / Private.
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May
[ May the 14th, 2021 release via Artists Recording Collective: Alchemy Sound Project – Africa Love ]
release date: 14.05.2021 via Artists Recording Collective
“…breathtaking… Call them chamber jazz, modern big band or classically influenced, the diverse yet synergized works on ‘Afrika Love’ are skillfully composed and arranged, sophisticated and enthralling.” – Monarch Magazine
“…five compelling and gifted musicians, each with their own unique and powerful creative vision… their multi-gendered, multi-racial makeup as a group offers a positive example of cooperative humanity.” – Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs
★ ★ ★ ★ “…a mesmerizing combination of chamber jazz, symphonic music, modern jazz and big band. You might even hear strains of Charles Mingus in this aurally delicious mix.” – Bob Protzman, DownBeat Magazine