Stephen Gauci/Sandy Ewen/Thomas Helton/Joe Hertenstein, Live at Scholes Street Studio

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1.	gauci/ewen/helton/hertenstein, improvisation I 12:20	buy track
2.	gauci/ewen/helton/hertenstein, improvisation II 10:14	buy track
3.	gauci/ewen/helton/hertenstein, improvisation III 07:41	buy track
4.	gauci/ewen/helton/hertenstein, improvisation IV 02:24	buy track
5.	gauci/ewen/helton/hertenstein, improvisation V 06:38	buy track
6.	gauci/ewen/helton/hertenstein, improvisation VI 02:58	buy track

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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit New York City in winter 2020, one of the profound effects on the music scene was that many musicians left the city, to return to their respective countries, states, and cities. With the slow re-opening of NYC in summer 2021, musicians from throughout the United States, and the world, began trickling back into Brooklyn.

Within this context, bassist Thomas Helton reached out to me with plans to travel from his home city Houston, to Brooklyn. A recording session was in the offing, and of course, Sandy Ewen, an erstwhile Texan who had herself recently returned to Brooklyn, was the perfect foil for Helton's wistful, searching bass.

Comrade Hertenstein was on everyone's mind to fill the drum seat. Although Joe had decamped to his apartment in Berlin during Covid lockdown, the fates were kind, and he found his way to Brooklyn in time for the session.

Much like salmon finding their way back upstream to their ancestral breeding grounds, we all found our way back to our creative ground in NYC for this extraordinary recording.

Brooklyn, crossroads of the world!

-Stephen Gauci

Digital Album & Compact Disc contain 6 full tracks for a total of 41:35 minutes.

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released July 29, 2022

Stephen Gauci - tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Sandy Ewen - guitar
Thomas Helton - bass
Joe Hertenstein - drums

Recorded by Rene Allain at Scholes Street Studio on 5/27/21
Mixed & Mastered by Michael Coleman
Produced by Stephen Gauci
Photos by Rene Allain

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