Noah Halpern

Meridian Odyssey: Earthshine

by Jack Bowers
August 10, 2022

Meridian Odyssey is a sextet comprising young musicians from the improbable jazz territory of Big Lake, Alaska, and Earthshine is their second recording together, with trumpeter Noah Halpern having been added to the quintet since the ensemble's 2021 debut album, Second Wave. On Earthshine, there are nine original compositions by members of the group, two of which ("The Front of the Mirror," “Reflecting") are roughly a minute or so long. “Mirror" was written by and features bassist ...