Jason Stein – Anchors

Anchors by Jason Stein Anchors by Jason Stein   Released September 13, 2024 [ TAO 16 ] CD - 6-panel digipak, featuring extensive & illuminating liner notes.LP - Strictly ltd. LP edition of 500 on black vinyl // extensive & illuminating liner notes on back cover. Jason Stein: bass clarinetJoshua Abrams : bassGerald Cleaver: drumsBoon: guitar on 'Anchor' With Anchors, Chicago-based bass clarinetist-composer Jason Stein arises from a six-year hiatus as bandleader with his most personal, nuanced, and expansive album to date. It was created together with bassist Joshua Abrams (Natural Information Society, of which Stein has been a member since 2017), drummer Gerald Cleaver (whose bona fides run deep & wide), and guest artist/co-producer Boon. Anchors is a suite of great beauty and potency, moving from meditative calms to lyrical buoyancy to gripping intensity and again to a transformative peace found in unity.Anchors are, so often, symbolic of strength and stability. They