Echo Deep | Joe Santa Maria

Joe Santa Maria, a fiery alto saxophonist with a strong command of post-bop vernacular, took a detour from earlier acoustic jazz releases The Illustrated Man (2012) and Introspection (2014) when he made Creature (2016), an absorbing, otherworldly set of electronic tracks and experimental woodwind sounds and improvisations. His new release, Echo Deep, has a foot in both these worlds, in a sense: a sonically exploratory solo voyage, though one involving other players in a plethora of roles.

“Scenes from the album are drawn from my earliest memories of sound, beauty, and humor as well as from challenging and triumphant moments in my teenage and post-college years,” Santa Maria explains. “Travels to Indonesia, Mexico, South America, and a seven-year stint living in Boston and NYC all have scenes to play on this record, which took nearly 10 years from inception to completion. The melodies and rhythms are meant to be cyclical and trancelike.”

Santa Maria holds a BFA from Berklee College of Music, an MFA from CalArts and a diploma from Houston’s famed High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (alma mater of Beyoncé, Robert Glasper, Chris Dave, Eric Harland, Kendrick Scott and countless others). “At CalArts I was welcomed into a very special and creative Los… more
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released November 3, 2023

Joe Santa Maria — soprano, alto, tenor, baritone saxes, piccolo, flute, clarinet, keyboards, compositions

Andrew Conrad — additional reeds
Dan Rosenboom, Brandon Sherman, Andrew Rowan — trumpets
Ryan Dragon, Julianne Gralle — trombones
Lauren Baba — strings
Tim Carr — drums (performance and tracking)
David Tranchina — bass
Max Kutner — guitar

Additional contributions: David Dominique, Alexander Noice, Toshi Sato, J.J. Byars

Mixed by Louis Lopez
Mastered by Dan Eaton
Additional Effects and Production by Theo Karon
Artwork by Josh Pazda
Design by Eron Rauch

All music composed by Joe Santa Maria
© Joseph Taylor Santa Maria (ASCAP)
Publisher: Santa Maria Sounds (ASCAP)

www.santamariasounds.com

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