Hail Storm
...a satirical, disjointed with angst expression of “Hail To The Chief.”
Composed & Produced by Phil Barish
James Davis - Trumpet
Dan Nicholson - Tenor Saxophone
Chris White - Piano
Jon Deitemyer - Drums
Alex Austin - Bass
Recorded & Mixed by Brennan Mitrolka at Transient Sound Studio - Chicago
Mastered by Nick Broste
Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our Democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media have been recast as mouthpieces of propaganda.
Art matters. Artists are a threat to American fascism.
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Winter Skyline
… a calm after the storm, but with memory of how the weather can always change.
Composed & Produced by Phil Barish
James Davis - Trumpet
Dan Nicholson - Tenor Saxophone
Chris White - Piano
Jon Deitemyer - Drums
Alex Austin - Bass
Recorded by Brennan Mitrolka at Transient Sound Studio - Chicago
Mixed & Mastered by Nick Broste
Peace Meal
Written as a reaction to the ongoing tragedy before, during and following the October 7th, 2023 attack, this music intertwines Arabic scale fragments with rhythmic variations of the opening notes from the theme from Exodus. It underscores with Western jazz harmony, two cultures crying out while in such prolonged conflict - while the Western World looks on with their own relative "peace."
Composed & Produced by Phil Barish
James Davis - Trumpet
Dan Nicholson - Tenor Saxophone
Chris White - Piano
Jon Deitemyer - Drums
Alex Austin - Bass
Recorded by Brennan Mitrolka at Transient Sound Studio - Chicago
Mixed & Mastered by Nick Broste
Simpatico
A reflective, harmonically rich ballad influenced by Wayne and Miles.
Composed & Produced by Phil Barish
Victor Garcia - Trumpet
Rocky Yera - Tenor Saxophone
John Mose - Trombone
Ben Lewis - Piano
Tom Hipskind - Drums
Brett Benteler - Bass
Session produced by Tom Garling
Recorded by Andrew Arbetter at Studiomedia - Evanston
Mastered by Brian Schwab