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TITLE - FULL CIRCLE (excerpt #1)!
Composer- Sumi Tonooka
Ensemble-The American Composers Orchestra at The Miller Theatre NYC
Produced and recorded June 2012
Full length of excerpt is 1:11 


Full Circle (excerpt #1)

TITLE-FULL CIRCLE (excerpt #2)!
Composer-Sumi Tonooka
Ensemble- The American Composers Orchestra at The Miller Theatre NYC
Produced and recorded June 2012
Full length of excerpt is 2:02


FULL CIRCLE #2 Clip

Three excerpts from three movements of Only The Midnight Sky and Silent Stars

1) Running 0'-1"
2)Picture Her 1'02"-2'05"
3)Turning South 2'05"- 5'

Only The Midnight Sky And Silent Stars Excerpts

CUE INFO 1:27-3:53 Sumi Tonooka composer. 
Title WAITING. Composed and recorded in June 2014 in Seattle WA. 
Ensemble- The name of this group is Alchemy Sound Project. We are a composers collective that I founded in 2015. This track features Erica Lindsay on tenor saxophone, Salim Washington on alto flute, bass clarinet, and tenor, Samantha Boshnack on trumpet and flugelhorn, Willem De Koch on trombone, David Arend on bass, Max Wood on drums, Sumi Tonooka on piano.
Full length- 8:49

WAITING

Only the Midnight Sky and Silent Stars premier SFCM orchestra February 11, 2023

Mother Tongue
Composed for Chamber Music America's New Jazz Works grant, Mother Tongue is the fourth piece in a Suite of Seven pieces called Under the Surface. Mother Tongue is Inspired by the “Mother Tree” and the power of the divine feminine, this
composition holds both tension and exuberance. The bass line roots the piece like
a rhythmic dance with nature, while the melody bursts forward—syncopated,
unpredictable, alive. Johnathan Blake delivers an electrifying drum solo, followed
by Erica Lindsay’s deep, sinuous tenor saxophone. Their duet transitions into a
regal and haunting trumpet solo by Samantha Boshnack, continuing the spirited
dialogue with Blake, whose drums enliven every corner of this recording.

Mother Tongue_Mv2

Interval Haiku
Structured like a musical haiku, this piece uses intervals to shape
a unique sonic architecture. It opens with a through-composed
meditation—at once reflective and restless—with arco bass

counterpoint and layered ensemble harmonies. A medium up-
tempo piano solo follows, leading into Samantha Boshnack’s

tart, exploratory trumpet solo. Salim Washington introduces, new
harmonic changes with a tenor saxophone solo that is daring,
mature, and personal. Gregg August then takes a virtuosic and
transcendent arco solo, with concise introductory pizzicato
passages, before the composition returns to a variation of the
opening theme to close.

Interval Haiku_Mv2

Points of Departure  inspired by the living, divine network of
underground root systems—hidden yet vital. It is the first piece from the Jazz Suite, Under the surface, and symbolizes the cells that work together to nourish the weaker tree's The trio creates an
open, fluid dialogue: Johnathan Blake’s drumming embodies the
pulse and vitality of the mission; Gregg August anchors the
ensemble with a bass line that evokes the depth of the roots; and
the piano melody drifts above like leaves, suspended in air and
light.

Points of Departure_Mv2

Rust was inspired by Leonard Koren's book on Wabi Sabi, the rather undefinable Japanese aesthetics of beauty.
This piece deals with the elemental aspect of wabi sabi, the beauty of things falling apart in nature and the transformation into another form.
Rust was written for and performed by the Seattle based group, Scrape, an experimental string orchestra, featuring electric guitar and harp, founded by Jim Knapp. I sat in for the harp player, was that a learning experience!

Rust

Track title is If You Want To Go by Bobby Zankel for Charlie Parkers 100th birthday centennial
Recorded live off my phone on 9/13/20 (sound quality could be better) it took place at sunrise during Covid in a graveyard of all places!
The Bobby Zankel Wonderful Sound 4 featuring Bobby Zankel on alto saxophone, Sumi Tonooka on piano, Nazir Ebo on drums, Richard Hill on bass

With Bobby Zankel Wonderful Sound 4

For Alchemy Sound Project
Erica Lindsay, tenor saxophone
Samantha Boshnack trumpet
Salim Washington, flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Trombone Willem De Koch
Bass David Arend
Drums Max Wood

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