“Don’t Let Go” is a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works commission for “Balancing Act,” a jazz octet with voice. Structured as a song-cycle, this concert-length project explores the nuances and complexities of the concept of “hope” in the context of current social, political, and environmental realities.
Mike Holober – piano/composer Jamile – voice Scott Wendholt – trumpet & flugelhorn Dick Oatts – alto & soprano saxophone, flute Jason Rigby – tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet Matt McDonald – trombone Mike McGuirk – bass Jimmy Macbride – drums