Flux, Path of Totality (2019)
Quinsin Nachoff – tenor, soprano sax, compositions
David Binney – alto and C-melody sax
Matt Mitchell – piano, keyboards, Esty pump harmonium, synthesizer
Kenny Wollesen – drums, percussion
Nate Wood – drums
Special Guests:
Orlando Hernández – tap dance
David Travers-Smith – synthesizer
Mark Duggan – percussion
Carl Maraghi – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Dan Urness, Matt Holman – trumpet
Ryan Keberle – trombone
Alan Ferber – trombone, bass trombone
Jason Barnsley – Kimball Theatre Organ
Path of Totality is a double album by Quinsin Nachoff’s group Flux, featuring alto saxophonist David Binney, pianist Matt Mitchell, and drummers Kenny Wollesen and Nate Wood. Initially inspired by the total solar eclipse of 2017, the music unfolds across six extended works that balance composed material with improvisation.
The album draws on distinctive instrumentation including a 1924 Kimball Theatre Organ, tuned percussion, tap dancer Orlando Hernández, and expanded brass and winds. Each piece is shaped around the specific players who perform it.
JUNO Award nomination – Jazz Album of the Year: Group
“Path of Totality is a stunning, deep dive of an album, the sort of music in which one could spend hours submersed.”
—J.D. Considine, DownBeat ★★★★½
“An imaginative and ground-breaking suite of compositions… Complex music that requires and demands multiple replays.”
—S.G. Provizer, All About Jazz ★★★★½
Liner Notes by Shaun Brady
