BLUE SALIENCE: FOR YUSEF LATEEF
WORLDWIDE RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2026
digital | 2-CD set | 4-LP deluxe vinyl set
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Featuring
(Circumvention 059 and LP059)
Composed, conducted, and produced by
Jason Robinson (Circumvention Music/ASCAP)
Allan Chase (alto saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone)
Marty Ehrlich (alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, Bb clarinet)
Felipe Salles (tenor saxophone, piccolo, flute, alto flute, Bb clarinet)
Ian Buss (tenor saxophone, flute, Bb clarinet)
Brian Landrus (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass flute)
Bijon Watson (trumpet)
Mike Peipman (trumpet)
Haneef Nelson (trumpet)
Zoe Murphy (trumpet)
Randy Pingrey (trombone)
Chris Gagne (trombone)
Angel Subero (bass trombone)
Bill Lowe (bass trombone, tuba, spoken word)
Eric Hofbauer (guitar)
Kevin Harris (piano)
Avery Sharpe (bass)
Richie Barshay (drums, percussion, timpani, gong, samba whistle)
Jason Robinson (percussion, tenor saxophone, alto flute, tubular bells, cuica, synthesizer, clavinet, train whistle, sleigh bells)
(Photo by Wren Lu)
(Photo by Lucas Mulder)
“a monumental new work”
Jazz Journal (UK)
“With its diverse colors and dynamics, Robinson’s bold music celebrates Lateef as a paragon of boundless possibility.”
Jazz Journal (UK)
Guest soloists:
Michael Dessen, trombone, soloist on Fathom (Remembering Water)
Terry Jenoure, violin and voice, soloist on Horizon
Special guests:
Bob Weiner, percussion, cuica
Gary Fieldman, James MacDonald, Steve Lantner, Ryan Hughes, and Winton Garrelts (handclaps on Manifold Oneness)
Abdulwadud Amuda, Paolo Canigiula, Joel Chen, Elias Fuchsel, Joy Gao, Kai Hafner, Michael Jang, Samuella Jean Louis, Cynthia Jonah, Tristan Kim, Hannah Kwon, Renee Liou, Connor Meng, Nicholas Moutsatsos, Addyson Neal, Christoph Osselmann-Chai, Nate Pabis, Luca Petruccelli, Zoluntu Radebe, Alec Treadway, Jason Yeh, and Daniel Yoo (chorus on Manifold Oneness)
Recorded May 12-14, 2025 at Fraser Performance Studio, WGBH, Boston
Recording engineer: Antonio Oliart
Assistant recording engineer: Téa Mottolese
Additional recording engineered by Jason Robinson
Mixed by Nick Lloyd (Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT) and Jason Robinson
Mastered by Dave Darlington (Bass Hit Recording, New York, NY)
Assistant producers: George Schuller, Jeremy Cohen (New England Jazz Collaborative)
Text by Yusef Lateef, used by permission
Dramaturgy by Priscilla Maria Page
Session videography by James Stewardson
Session photography by Lucas Mulder
Additional photography by Julian Parker-Burns
Made possible by generous support from Ken Irwin, Glenn Siegel and Priscilla Page, Steven Finer, John Sinton, Frank Holmquist and Mary Hoyer, Joe Major, Nancy and Bruce Goldstein, Margaret Groesbeck and Arthur Apostolou, the H. Axel Schupf ’57 Fund for Intellectual Life at Amherst College, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and fellowships from MacDowell and Yaddo.
© ℗ Jason Robinson 2026 all rights reserved
(Photo by Julian Parker-Burns)