maroon cloud, a powerful eight-part suite by celebrated flutist Nicole Mitchell, is a paean to the human gift of imagination and its ability to foster resistance in our dystopian times. It features a drum-less quartet with Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid, pianist Aruán Ortiz and vocalist Fay Victor, recorded live at National Sawdust in Brooklyn as part of John Zorn’s Stone Commissioning Series (March 29, 2017).

Nicole Mitchell: composition, flutes, electronics
Fay Victor: vocals
Aruan Ortiz: piano
Tomeka Reid: cello

Track List:

warm dark realness
vodou spacetime kettle
otherness
no one can stop us
endurance
a sound
hidden choice
constellation symphony