Esteemed Japanese-American guitarist and composer Gene Ess is proud to announce the November 6th release of Apotheosis, the fourth album from his quintet Fractal Attraction. Featuring Thana Alexa on vocals, Sebastien Ammann on piano, Yasushi Nakamura on bass, and Clarence Penn on drums, Apotheosis speaks to the astonishing quality of the spirit and of the … Read More
Coming to Club Bonafide on December 2! Gene Ess featuring Thana Alexa, Glenn Zaleski, Thomson Kneeland, and Clarence Penn! Fresh off the heels of their latest release, Eternal Monomyth, Gene Ess and Fractal Attraction have been solidifying themselves as one of New York’s premiere collectives featuring original material that explores the use of the voice … Read More
Gene Ess & Fractal Attraction Friday, July 31, 8:00 Whynot Jazz Room “Gene Ess has crafted a work of wonder with “Eternal Monomyth.” Like the hero’s quest it envisions, it is a transcendent journey of the musical self—a tonal quest for beauty. It is the harmonic pilgrimage to transformation and we are indeed changed by … Read More
‘Eternal Monomyth’ Album Release Celebration Gene Ess and Fractral Attraction Sunday, April 26, 8:30 PM Drom, New York City “He has achieved a delicate tonal balance that unites this ‘song cycle for quartet,’ as Ess subtitles the album, perhaps echoing John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, also for quartet. While a listener might think of Pat … Read More
