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Breathe by Zishi Liu

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Album Title: American Anxiety
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 00:24:45

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1. Breathe, the opener, is a meditative approach to jazz built upon a simple four-chord progression. I commend it as an avant-garde composition, notable for its orchestration that offers a moment of stillness amidst chaos, exploring the role of breath in managing anxiety and uncertainty. More about the EP: Jazz saxophonist and composer Zishi Liu unveils American Anxiety—a bold, genre-blurring EP arriving June 1, 2025. Blending avant-garde jazz with Chinese traditional music, including the Guzheng—an ancient instrument with over 3,000 years of history, Liu delivers a powerful sonic portrait of identity, tension, and transformation in modern America.

Tracks

Breathe; American Anxiety; The Death of Yue Fei; Lotus.

Personnel

Zishi Liu
saxophone
Benedict Koh
bass, acoustic
Hui Weng
various
The Gaia Strings
band / ensemble / orchestra

Additional Personnel

Gaia String Quartet (Strings).

Date featured

June 14, 2025

This song appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or record company. It is for personal use only; no other rights are granted or implied.


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