Alexa Tarantino burns bright with a scintillating maturity of insight and takes flight on Firefly, her 2021 release for Posi-Tone Records. Driven on by the Winds Of Change to refine the Clarity of her artistic vision, Tarantino reaches inward to transform herself into the luminous “Firefly” and searches to discover the unifying spark of eternity hidden behind each individual moment in time. Supported on the album by familiar collaborators, including vibraphonist Behn Gillece, pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Boris Kozlov, and drummer Rudy Royston, Alexa leads her group by example and sparkles with melodic inspiration throughout.
The centerpiece of the album is Alexa’s evocative Moment in Time suite which clearly demonstrates her advancement as a composer and showcases the wide range of her effortless multi-instrument virtuosity. With an engaging program of original compositions and a few tasty covers, Firefly presents the world with a musical message that shines brightly into the darkness to provide a much-needed message of wonder, poise, joy and hope.
1. Spider's Dance 05:38
2. Mindful Moments 04:44
3. Move Of The Spirit 04:07
4. Iris 04:43
5. Daybreak 04:19
6. Surge Fughetta 01:37
7. Surge Capacity 04:11
8. La Donna Nel Giardino 04:34
9. Rootless Ruthlessness 06:43
10. Lady Day 06:33
11. Violet Sky 04:24
12. The Firefly Code 05:56
Alexa Tarantino - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute, flute and clarinet
Behn Gillece - vibraphone
Art Hirahara - piano and Rhodes
Boris Kozlov - bass
Rudy Royston - drums and percussion
Marc Free - producer
Nick O’Toole - mixing & mastering engineer
Michael Brorby - recording engineer
recorded September 14-15, 2020 at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY
mixed & mastered at Woodland Studio, Lake Oswego, OR
