Wadada Leo Smith, Five Piano Pieces (excerpts)
Gabriel Zucker, New York, USA, 2018
w. Mark Ballyk, drums

Gabriel Zucker is a pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from New York. Zucker combines maximalist compositions with the progressive improvisation of New York’s creative music scene, as a soloist and with his ensembles The Delegation and underorder. His music has received two ASCAP composition awards and a JFund grant, and his debut record with The Delegation was released on ESP-Disk’ to critical acclaim, including 4.5 stars in Downbeat magazine. A Yale graduate and Rhodes Scholar, Zucker has performed throughout New York at such venues as Carnegie Hall and the Jazz Gallery as well as in 18 countries around the world. His fourth studio record, Weighting, featuring Tyshawn Sorey, Adam O’Farrill, and Eric Trudel, will be released this fall. www.gabrielzucker.com