jazz2love

Imagine finding the key to the mythical Elysian Fields or the otherworldly Nirvana or the sublime Heaven, where the body and spirit come together beyond the terrestrial plane.  When the body meets the creative force that builds life.   Drummer-composer-collaborator Brian Shanker Adler experiences such transcendental moments while he is composing music, collaborating with others and crossing cerebral streams to create soundscapes that supersede anyone's individual imagination.  It is a moment when minds are synchronized to shape a symposium of sounds that flicker with the intensity of a sonically entrancing constellation. Adler shares, "Some of the most profound conversations I’ve ever had have taken place through music—specifically through rhythm. I have performed with musicians where no common spoken language existed, yet our connection remained as clear as day within the music. When we find these rare connections, it’s exactly the kind of spark we’re looking for."...

As a composer, saxophonist, improviser, collaborator, and educator, Jane Ira Bloom's career spans over 50 years.  Some of her accolades over this time have included garnering the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Award for lifetime service in jazz, the Charlie Parker Fellowship for Jazz Innovation, and being the first musician ever commissioned by the NASA Art Program in which she was honored by having an asteroid named after her by the International Astronomical Union, given the appellation asteroid 6083janeirabloom.   Reaching deeper into collaborating, creating, and improvising, Bloom has teemed up with drummer-percussionist-composer-improviser Brian Shanker Adler for a series of acoustic duets on their present release Once Like A Spark .  After years of rehearsing and performing together, Bloom and Adler decided to go into Acadia Studios in Portland, Maine in July 2025, where they recorded 14 tracks laden with sonic adventures, abstract soundscapes, and improvised...