After Along the Way, by Ben Zucker

After Along the Way

by Ben Zucker

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	2.	This Path Because 05:52
	3.	Via Vals 08:18
	4.	It Contains the Sky It Grew Under 04:42
	5.	Exigram (Buffalo) 01:15

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All proceeds for May 2023 went to the Trans Formations Project, which compiles legislation and action items affecting the lives of transgender people across the United States, in order to shorten the path from information to action on behalf of constituents, and empower individuals to make tangible change in the fight for transgender rights. Visit transformationsproject.org for more information.

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released May 1, 2023

"After Along The Way" is a refraction of musical travels, combining sounds from Poschiavo (CH), Buffalo (NY), and Chicago (IL) into a new gentle epic through unreal places. The album threads together field recordings, acoustic percussion, pianos, brass, and ambient production.

Ben Zucker engages in acts of creative juxtaposition and speculation as a composer, audiovisual artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Their “stirring compositions…built on a lifetime of musical curiosity” (Chicago Reader) have been featured on concert stages across North America and Europe, in award-winning documentaries and plays, and on numerous albums of improvised and electroacoustic music. As a performer, he regularly combines brass, percussion, keyboards, voice and electronics in experimental performances as a soloist, bandleader, and ensemble contributor. He has been acclaimed as a "master of improvisation" (IMPOSE Magazine), and “more than a little bit remarkable” (Free Jazz Blog), and recognized as a New Composer Talent by the International Audio Branding Academy. They currently live in Chicago, finishing doctoral studies at Northwestern University while working as a performer, teacher, administrator, and organizer.

Composition, recording, & production by Ben Zucker
Mixing assistance by Erica Miller
Mastered by Ryan Weber
Artwork by Katie Meuser (katiemeuser.com)
Special thanks to Cornelia Mueller and UnCool Edition

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