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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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About the Album
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
saxophoneFrancisco Mela
drumsEric Hofbauer
guitarHarold Charon
pianoBenedict Koh
bass, acousticHui Weng
variousThe Gaia Strings
band / ensemble / orchestraChris Klaxton
trumpetAdditional Personnel
Gaia String Quartet (Strings).
Date featured
June 14, 2025
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