Jazz Currents

Clouding

Streets Of Philadelphia

Streets Of Philadelphia (feat. Gabrielle Cavassa)

Sweet

Gadabout Season

Tomorrow Tomorrow / Better Be Quiet Now

Better Be Quiet Now

CREAM

NUTHIN BUT A “G” THANG

Living Proof

Living Proof (feat. Ambrose Akinmusire & Tyshawn Sorey)

Contour

Away (feat. Jeff Parker)

Parks Lope

Story
Pulau Terapung... The Guardian of the Green Silence
In the deep waters of the Belait River, where the mist dances like a wandering spirit and the trees whisper ancient secrets, there exists an island that does not obey the laws of the world. Pulau Terapung, the Floating Island, appears only when the jungle allows it, when the balance between humans and nature is shaken.
The kampung elders tell us that the island has no roots in the earth, but in the soul of the forest. Its guardian, Penjaga Hutan Larangan, is neither man nor beast, but an ancestral spirit born from the first tree that sprouted when the world was still dreaming. He has eyes like fireflies and a voice like the crackling of branches. His duty: to protect the forbidden forest, where no axe should sing, where no fire should dance.
One day, an ambitious young man named Rafiq, eager for fame, sailed up the Belait with the intention of mapping the island. He carried drones, machetes, and promises of progress. The jungle watched him silently. When the mist parted, Pulau Terapung emerged, shining like a wet emerald. Rafiq disembarked, ignoring the warning chants the wind brought him.
He cut a branch. The river stirred. He stepped on a sacred flower. The sky darkened. When he tried to take a stone from the guardian's altar, the island shook. Trees rose like giants, roots tangled around his feet, and the spirit appeared, wrapped in living leaves and ancient shadows.
"What breathes without your permission is not yours," Penjaga said. "The jungle is not conquered. It is honored."
Rafiq disappeared. His boat was found empty, floating downriver. Since then, fishermen leave offerings of fruit and flowers as they pass through the Belait. No one dares to search for the island. No one dares to challenge the guardian.

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Jazz pianist BRAD MEHLDAU has recorded and performed extensively since the early 1990s. Mehldau’s most consistent output over the years has taken place in the trio format. Starting in 1996, his group released a series of five records on Warner Bros. entitled The Art of the Trio (recently re-packaged and re-released as a 5-Disc box set by Nonesuch in late 2011). During that same period, Mehldau also released a solo piano recording entitled Elegiac Cycle, and a record called Places that included both solo piano and trio songs. Elegiac Cycle and Places might be called “concept” albums made up exclusively of original material with central themes that hover over the compositions. Other Mehldau recordings include Largo, a collaborative effort with the innovative musician and producer Jon Brion, and Anything Goes—a trio outing with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy.

Better Be Quiet Now

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