Steven Bernstein Releasing Diaspora Suite with Nels Cline, Will Bernard & Peter Apfelbaum

The ever-prolific trumpeter, arranger, composer and bandleader Steven Bernstein is back with his latest recording Diaspora Suite, the fourth installment from his critically-acclaimed  Diaspora series on Tzadik Records. True to the high standards set by its predecessors, Diaspora Suite further evolves the concept of radical Jewish music, however, this time around Bernstein contributes all twelve original compositions. The music was recorded in one day during a marathon session at Bay Studios in Bernstein's hometown of Oakland. He was joined by a nonet of fellow California-native musicians, including Jeff Cressman on  trombone, Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone and flute, Ben Goldberg on  clarinets, Nels Cline, John Schott and Will Bernard on guitars, Devin Hoff on bass, and Josh Jones and Scott Amendola on drums and percussion.

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