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*2025 stock* The acclaimed ensemble Double Helix Quartet proudly announces the release of their highly anticipated new album, an adventurous collection that redefines the boundaries between contemporary classical music, improvisation, and experimental soundscapes. With this bold statement, the quartet reaffirms its role as one of the most forward-thinking voices in today’s chamber music scene.
Fusing tradition with innovation, the album showcases the group’s signature interplay of precision and spontaneity, as if every piece is woven together like the strands of a musical double helix. Each track emerges as an exploration of texture, rhythm, and emotion, inviting listeners into a universe where acoustic mastery meets daring creativity.
The project highlights the Quartet’s dynamic energy not only in performance but also in composition and collaboration. The result is a work that speaks equally to connoisseurs of contemporary music and to new listeners open to exploration.
Details
Cat. number: AMA053
Year: 2024
Notes:
Special Thanks to the Jazz Institute of Chicago and all those that worked on or with the New Works, Fresh Voices grant in 2021, Kate Dumbleton, Adam Zannolini and the crew and staff at Elastic Arts, Thanks to Amalgam Music, Ha Tran, Rese Jackson, Steve Coleman, AACM (Chicago), Greg Carmouche, Wilbert Jones, John Woodard, Erick Bryant, Alvin Batiste, Fred Anderson, and thanks for listening.
Fred Jackson Jr.
It can only make the Earth better.
Ben Lamar Gay
Fred Jackson Jr. (as)
Ishmael Ali (c)
Bill Harris (dr)
Avreeayl Ra (dr, fl)
Artwork by Ha Tran
Recorded on July 22nd, 2021 at Elastic Arts in Chicago by Ishmael Ali and Bill Harris.
![[music for] A Thousand Ways to Run](https://cdn.soundohm.com/data/products/2025-07/NTAtNTk2MS5qcGVn.250.jpg)
