THE NEW ALBUM
UNDER THE SURFACE
OUT JUNE 27!
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All Compositions by Sumi Tonooka
Available on the ARC Music Label
Under the Surface was made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Foundation.
Sumi Tonooka – Piano
Gregg August – Bass
Jonathan Blake – Drums
Erica Lindsay – Tenor Saxophone
Samantha Boshnack – Trumpet
Michael Ventoso – Trombone
Salim Washington – Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Produced by Sumi Tonooka
Recorded by John O. Senior, Brendan McGeehan
Edited, Mixed, Mastered by Brendan McGeehan, John O. Senior
Photography, Graphic Design by Sumi Tonooka, John O. Senior
Tracks:
Points of Departure
Saveur
Interval Haiku
Tear Bright
Mother Tongue
For Stanley
Under the Surface
“Indispensable… For those willing to journey into deeper soil, Tonooka’s suite is one of 2025’s most moving musical offerings: a meditation on interconnection, resilience, and grace.”
THIERRY DE CLEMENSAT – Paris Move
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