Apertures, by Rajna Swaminathan

Apertures

by Rajna Swaminathan

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Philip Graham A beautiful melding of contemporary jazz and South Asian music. As voices and instruments weave, you can hear tectonic plates criss-crossing in every song. Favorite track: Surrender Is Easier Said Than Done.

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Photographs (cover & inside) by Adrien H. Tillmann
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1.	Mystery Suspended 12:49	buy track
2.	Precipice 06:23	buy track
3.	Altitude 09:50	buy track
4.	Charcoal 08:50	buy track
5.	Apertures 07:00	buy track
6.	One 14:05	buy track
7.	Surrender Is Easier Said Than Done 14:58	buy track

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released April 28, 2023

Rajna Swaminathan - mrudangam (+ voice on Precipice, Altitude, Apertures, One, Surrender is Easier Said Than Done, Astral Osmosis)
Ganavya - voice
Utsav Lal - piano
Miles Okazaki - guitar (+ voice on One and Astral Osmosis)
Stephan Crump - bass
Adam O’Farrill - trumpet
Anna Webber - tenor saxophone (+ flute on Astral Osmosis)

Original compositions by Rajna Swaminathan (Srotovaha Music, BMI)
“Altitude” co-written with Ganavya (ASCAP)

Co-produced by Ganavya
Recorded on January 12, 2021 at The Bunker Studio by Aaron Nevezie
Mixing & mastering by Ryan Renteria

Apertures was commissioned by Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works Program, with generous funding provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Harvard University Music Department.

Photographs (cover & inside) by Adrien H. Tillmann

CD design by Rajna Swaminathan & Kaya Marks

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