Jeremy Siskind - Songs Of Rebirth

Release date 2022

Songs Of Rebirth, pianist Jeremy Siskind's new recording (dropping April 22 on Outside In Music) with his long- standing trio, The Housewarming Project, featuring vocalist Nancy Harms and saxophonist Lucas Pino. The recording consists of meditations on the questions of rebirth, reawakening, and evolution, and representations of stories of rebirth in art, science, philosophy, psychology, and culture. The Housewarming Project was a 2020 recipient of a New Jazz Works grant from Chamber Music America, a competitive program that selects about fifteen ensembles per year for support through a blind panel. The grant supports the creation of new works by professional U.S.-based composer-led jazz ensembles and helps assure that these compositions will be heard through live performances and recordings. The double-disc set offers two distinct themes. Disc one, "True Believers," presents successful rebirthings where a character reemerges meaningfully transformed. On disc two, "Cynics and Snags," the characters struggle or fail at their attempts to remake themselves. "As the 'comic relief,' I've interwoven verses from an vaudeville-esque song I wrote called 'I'd Break Quarantine for You' throughout the two discs. Each verse is set in a different music style with the hopes of delighting the listener and cleansing their palette between more serious pieces," explains Siskind.