Photos: Jason Yeager, Jason Anick & Julie Benko Celebrate 'Sanctuary' At Birdland
Their new album, Sanctuary, is out now from Sunnyside Records.
On Monday, October 14, pianist and composer Jason Yeager returned to Birdland, this time co-leading a stellar quintet with jazz violin virtuoso and composer Jason Anick, in celebration of their new album, Sanctuary, which came out October 11th on Sunnyside Records.
Friends since high school, the two Jasons joined forces to create a "jazz beyond borders" that integrates the spontaneity of jazz improvisation with the melodic lyricism of pop and the dynamic group interplay of chamber music.
Their new recording features jointly-composed original compositions exploring various manifestations of "sanctuary" in the modern world, as well as fresh arrangements of music by Wayne Shorter and Frederic Chopin.
This evening at Birdland, they were joined by instrumentalists Billy Buss on trumpet, Greg Loughman on bass, Mike Connors on drums, and the Broadway star and Birdland regular (as well as Yeager's wife) Julie Benko.
Photo Credit: Kevin Alvey
Jason Anick, Jason Yeager
Greg Loughman, Mike Connors, Julie Benko, Jason Anick, Jason Yeager, Billy Buss
Julie Benko, Jason Yeager
The band
Jason Anick
Jason Anick
Jason Yeager
Mike Connors
Jason Anick
Jason Yeager, Jason Anick, Billy Buss
Jason Yeager, Julie Benko
Jason Yeager, Julie Benko
Billy Buss
Julie Benko, Jason Anick
Jason Yeager, Julie Benko
Julie Benko, Jason Anick
Jason Yeager
Greg Loughman
Jason Yeager, Julie Benko
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