Jason Yeager | New Songs of Resistance

New Songs of Resistance: On his fifth album as a leader, virtuoso pianist, composer, and arranger Jason Yeager reimagines Latin American folksongs from the nueva canción (“new song”) tradition and presents original compositions inspired by that tradition and our contemporary cultural and political landscape. Featuring a star-studded chamber-latin jazz ensemble that includes musicians from seven countries--including Argentine bassist Fernando Huergo (of Guillermo Klein’s Guachos); Grammy-winning drummer Mark Walker (Paquito D’Rivera, Oregon); vocalists Erini, Farayi Malek, and Mirella Costa; and cellist Naseem Alatrash, among others--New Songs of Resistance is a powerful statement from a young artist whose vision, creativity, and drive to make affecting, beautiful music are seemingly boundless.