On an unseasonably heat evening in January, Jazz Night time in America teamed up with LiveControl to movie Marcus Strickland Twi-Life at Blue Notice Jazz Membership. The celebrated venue in New York Metropolis hosts the largest names in jazz and Strickland is not any stranger to its stage.

The Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer’s music is steeped in Afrofuturism, the exploration of how the cultures and experiences of the African diaspora intersect with science, philosophy and know-how. His newest album, The Universe’s Wildest Dream, invitations listeners to contemplate the miracle of life on Earth: a planet on which all the weather have mixed in the suitable stability to foster life as we all know it.

Though he immediately addresses the subjects of local weather change, the necessity to cool Earth by two levels, and his realization that music existed earlier than people, within the type of chook songs, it does not really feel heavy-handed. His compositions are elegant, the melodies are contagious and the general vibe is upbeat and optimistic. To not point out, the band is killin’: Charles Haynes on the equipment, Mitch Henry on organ and keys, and Kyle Miles holding down the low finish. The live performance is actually pleasant and the captivated viewers was beneficiant with their applause.

Musicians:

Marcus Strickland, saxophone, compositions; Charles Haynes, drums; Kyle Miles, bass; Mitch Henry, organ and keys.

Set Listing: (All music written by Marcus Strickland except in any other case famous)

• “Pleasure for Jupiter”
• “Amydala”
• “Chicken Name”
• “You & I, An Anomaly”

Producer: Nikki Birch; Recording Engineer: Alex Glasgow; Video and Audio offered by LiveControl; Extra Videography: Mitra I. Arthur, Nikki Birch; Audio Combine: Josh Newell; Video Editor: Nikki Birch; Challenge Supervisor: Suraya Mohamed; Supervising Editor: Ben de la Cruz, Becky Lettenberger; VP, Visuals and NPR Music: Keith Jenkins; Government Producers: Gabrielle Armand, Anya Grundmann.