Breath Of Air is a trio: guitarist Brandon Ross, violinist Charles Burnham, and drummer Warren Benbow. Ross is a member of Harriet Tubman, and has worked with Henry Threadgill and Cassandra Wilson. Burnham and Benbow are members of James “Blood” Ulmer’s Odyssey band.
This album, which was recorded at the Sound It Out concert series in New York in February 2020 and mixed by legendary engineer Scotty Hard, blends blues, the Black string band tradition (Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ebony Hillbillies), rock ’n’ roll and power drone into something wholly unique in the world of improvised music.
“Bypassing the structure of compositions, the trio ebbs and flows as one, as rhythms slacken and coalesce, density thickens and thins, and sonic landmarks shuffle, always remaining seductively amorphous.” — The Quietus
“Breath of Air uses musical time as a journey, and builds some intense, even abrading experiences while ultimately bringing you safely through to the other side…” — Red Hook Star
“Besides creative jazz, there is more than a hint of blues and perhaps a bit of funk as well…they create a cooperative, abstract soundscape with subtle ambient and post-rock touches.” — Avant Music News
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