Root Cellar performing “Wet Heel” from new album, Fermentations

Artwork by Ruby Merritt, who did the cover art for Root Cellar’s new album, Fermentations.

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Fermentations, the new album by Buffalo-based post-jazz quintet ROOT CELLAR, is available now on all platforms.

rootcellarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fermen...

See also Ian Patterson's reflection in @allaboutjazz.bsky.social:

www.allaboutjazz.com/remembering-...

We are grieving the recent passing of the pioneering pedal steel player Susan Alcorn.

Susan took pedal steel far beyond its traditional roles. After years in country/western bands, she expanded the vocabulary of her instrument through 20th century music, visionary jazz, and world musics.

Shu Fee Atfal ‘am Tebkee (Why Are the Children Crying?)
Performed by Nibal Abd El Karim
from Rust Belt Artists Against Gen*cide (2024)

Earlier this month, we lost trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer Herb Robertson (1951-2024).

His sound was marked by as much by a sensitive lyricism as it was by a curiosity-driven experimentalism. He will be missed.

Liz Slagus is an artist, curator, educator, writer, and provocateur. She has developed programs for EMPAC, Eyebeam, and NY Hall of Science.

The Sex Ed Bakeshop is her latest tool for engaging the public in conversations about what holistic sexual health is and should look like. 4/4

Megan performs as a soloist, improviser, chamber musician, and orchestral musician with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Wooden Cities, Null Point, Senso di Voce, and The Evolution of the Arm. 3/4

Her piece can be heard here:

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Megan contributed an oboe piece, "One, Two, One" inspired by a poem by Refaat Alareer.

Liz contributed the poem, "More, for Palestine".

Both are introspective reflections, examining who one is in the face of cruelty, and what one can do w/their resources, identities, and body in response. 2/4

PYM does this work by:

Grassroots organizing, particularly addressing the needs of Arab communities

Workshops aimed at developing leadership skills and among Palestinian youth

Celebrating, commemorating, and honoring Palestinian culture + heritage

3/6

PYM is a transnational, independent, grassroots movement of young Palestinians in Palestine and in exile worldwide as a result of the Zionist occupation of their homeland. With 14 chapters across North America & Europe, they mobilize communities through programming, campaigns, & projects. 2/6

Berkman's nom de guerre is an homage to Alexander Berkman, the Russian-American activist whose Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist documents his 14 difficult years in Pittsburgh’s Western Penitentiary.

DJ Berkman makes art against capital and the state. Their "Every Bomb Is a Policy" digitally engraves Kamala Harris quotes on fragments from a US-made bomb which was used in an airstrike on a UN School in June.

#FreePalestine #Gaza

Since the assault on Gaza began, @msf.ca, has provided surgical care, wound and burn care, postpartum care, physiotherapy, maternal and pediatric care, vaccination, and mental health support. They are calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to attacks on hospitals and civilians in Gaza.

@msf.ca is an independent and impartial medical humanitarian organization. They provide medical care with empathy and compassion to all patients, regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, or politics. When crises strike, they can immediately mobilize and save lives—sometimes within hours.

We wanted to highlight one of the organizations supported by our Rust Belt Artists Against Gen*cide project.

Today, on #GivingTuesday, there is a 3x match, so donations made to @msf.ca by 11:59pm will be tripled.

donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/givin...

From the booklet, we wanted to share "Ares' Tick" by Martha “Marty” Nwachukwu, and Erie-based community organizer and writer.

It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday and we’re covered in snow!

Take 10% off everything in our Bandcamp store with the code:

sbs2024

including CDs, digital downloads, booklets, art prints, and more.

Opportunity ends at 11:59pm, Monday December 2

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