PUBLISHED: Jun 09, 2012
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The campaign is underway for Russ Kaplan's Odyssey-inspired jazz-rock suite, The Ulysses Cycle! Join the Kickstarter campaign by June 29th at 7:19 PM EST to help complete the album, and get a copy of your very own! Go to: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1256792302/russ-kaplan-7-debut-album-the-ulysses-cycle
The album features Moppa Elliott (bass), Russ Kaplan (piano/keys), Rohin Khemani (percussion), Mike McGinnis (saxophones), Jonathan Powell (trumpet), Kyle Saulnier (saxophones), and Wayan Zoey (drums), with additional contributions by Chesney Snow (beatbox), Judy Kang (violin), Seth Fruiterman (vocals), and Lonny Carter (original poetry/spoken word). Each track of the digital album will be accompanied by original artwork by Canadian illustrator Slavka Kolesar. Recorded at the Bunker in Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Adam Gold.