COLORS OF RESISTANCE
Eco-Music Big Band
Marie Incontrera, bandleader
Produced by Kabir Sehgal and David Taylor

COLORS OF RESISTANCE Eco-Music Big Band

Recorded at Peter Karl Studios on October 31 & November 1, 2015 by Peter Karl
Mixed & mastered by Peter Karl

Action and Reaction – Livio Almeida featuring Adam O'Farrill, trumpet

Rag House – Stefan Zeniuk
Double Tier – David Taylor

Mission Accomplished – Felix Del Tredici
Foggy Conscience – Zack O'Farrill
Iron Man Meets The Black Dog Meets David Taylor – arr. Fred Ho & Marie Incontrera

Seven Generations – Marie Incontrera
The Channel – David Taylor
featuring Lauren Lee, vocals
I.D.N – Albert Marques
Prayer – Cal Massey, arr. Romulus Franceschini

Eco-Music Big Band:
Nathan Bellott, Livio Almeida, Bryan Qu, Larry Bustamante – saxophones and other woodwinds
John Lake, Jonathan Saraga, Nabate Isles, Nolan Tsang – trumpets
David Whitwell, Felix Del Tredici, David Taylor, Ron Wilkins (on Iron Man) – trombones

Julianne Carney – violin
Gabriel Dresdale – cello
Albert Marques – piano
Walter Stinson – bass
Zack O'Farrill – drums
Marie Incontrera – bandleader/conductor

The blistering and buoyant debut album of the Eco-Music Big Band, Colors of Resistance evokes a pioneering and panoramic aesthetic, honoring avant-garde big band music, while also drawing upon classical-turned-jazz motifs, hip hop, heavy metal, Latin rhythms, blues forms and even theatrical performance art. The album features original compositions by some of the most promising artists on the scene today: Livio Almeida, Felix Del Tredici, Marie Incontrera, Albert Marques, Zack O’Farrill, and Stefan Zeniuk. This work is also fiercely intergenerational, celebrating the five decade career of bass trombonist and composer David Taylor; and reimagining iconic works by the late Chinese-American composer and baritone saxophone virtuoso Fred Ho and late composer and trumpeter Cal Massey. Colors of Resistance is ultimately an ode to freedom: to create without compunction and to oppose any type of oppression. It’s a mantra that maestro Marie Incontrera has taken to heart, awakened by the teachings and inspiration of the band’s founder Fred Ho. In fact, during their final conversation, Fred remarked, “all the colors of resistance... all the colors of life... hold them...” On this album, we hear freedom in its many shades – boundless, bountiful, and beautiful.

--Kabir Sehgal GRAMMY-winning producer