• 6-panel digipak

Pianist/composer Christian Sands’ new album, Embracing Dawn, serves as a cinematic narration of the stages of grief and healing, reflecting Sands’ personal experience while offering a guide for anyone who has experienced loss of any kind.

The album explores musical styles as varied as neo- and alternative soul, mid tempo swing, funky gospel, ballads, acoustic jazz-rock, and trap-style beats, and features collaborations with bassist Yasushi Nakamura, drummer Ryan Sands, guitarist Marvin Sewell, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, and harmonica player Grégoire Maret.

Embracing Dawn unfolds as a masterful example of musical storytelling, with each track representing a chapter in Sands’ journey of recovery and acceptance.

PERSONNEL:

Christian Sands - (piano)
Yasushi Nakamura - (upright bass)
Ryan Sands - (drums)
Marvin Sewell - (guitar)
Andrew Joslyn - (violin, viola)
Eli Weinberger - (cello)
Ross Gilliland - (contrabass)
Warren Wolf - (vibraphone)
Grégoire Maret - (harmonica)

TRACKS:

01. Good Morning Heartache
02. Divergent Journeys
03. Ain't That the Same
04. Thought Bubbles I (Can We Talk?)
05. Serenade of an Angel
06. MMC
07. Thought Bubbles II (Do Not Disturb)
08. Braises de Requiem I (The Embers Requiem, Mov. I)
09. Embracing Dawn