Parallel Universe Cassette

Multiinstrumentalist and composer Isaiah Collier connects with the divine ancestors on a transcendent DirectToDisc session, Parallel UniverseChicagobased innovator and educator Isaiah Collier is opening up new dimensions in the jazzwise continuum. A saxophonist by trade whose multiinstrumental talents and compositional prowess have stretched the limits of the form, Parallel Universe represents a new chapter in Colliers musical journey.Embracing the risk and vulnerability that comes with the live process, Collier and his band tapped into the frequencies of improvisation that fired up so many of the most timeless jazz recordings. Recording directtodisc gave me a really fortunate opportunity to experience what our musical predecessors almost a hundred years ago were dealing with, he explains.Featuring gospel soul singer Jimetta Rose, AACM and former Art Ensemble of Chicago trumpet player Corey Wilkes, bluesrooted guitarist Michael Damani, regular collaborators Julian Davis Reid, James Russell Sims and Micah Collier, the 8track album bristles with a sense of love and understanding between players at the top of their game.