Nicholas Brust - DaybreakFollowing up his debut release in 2020, Nicholas Brust is joined by Lage Lund on guitar, Julia Chen on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, and Gary Kerkezou on drums for his new release "Daybreak." "Daybreak" is about making the most of the opportunities that each day brings us. It is meant to inspire and remind us that every journey is made up of many small steps.

utilizes live electronics and gradually layers Whiting's alto saxophone (stored in RAM) until there are dozens of him performing by the end of the piece

I knew from the start that I wanted to invite friends and vocalists I admire to sing on the album

A feeling that music isn't homogenized or laboratory perfected

"Kill Tonight" and "Feel Good Song Of The Year" feature about 5 lines of lyrics between the both of them

(From the booklet lines notes by Tatjana Frumkis)

all the magic you expect and more

American songwriter and folk musician

Also an avid recitalist

it's nuances

selling millions of albums and headlining stadiums and coliseums all over the world

yet retain an intimate musical space for vocalists Marilyn Keller and Rebecca Kilgore to shine

he can take a topic like loneliness and make it funny ("Knockin' on Your Screen Door") or heartbreaking ("Summers End")