Greetings! Happy winter time to you all! Aural Elixir has just a few solo shows in December and January; December 6 at the Lyons Fork, December 28 at La Vita Bella in Longmont and January 25 at The Sun Rose in Longmont. You can get more details on the calendar page, it's only a click away (find the tab above). Come out and get cozy in these wonderful intimate venues that all offer a great assortment of tasty treats and comfy seats.
Aural Elixir is spending some quality time this winter hibernating in the studio, finishing production of our fourth studio CD, "Partially Domesticated Amazon." This will be the first release in a conceptual trio of releases exploring the production and perception of a variety of treatments to the same set of songs. I spent the last ten years crafting these songs which explore various archetypal relationships and discuss the universal themes of love, friendship, conflict, loss, faith, introspection and inspiration. Rock, funk, jazz, soul, blues and classical music all influence the sounds of these recordings which were made over a period of two days in 2011 at Word of Mouth Studios in New Orleans with me (singing/piano) and local luminaries Andrew Wolf (bass) and Johnny Vidacovich (drums). Keep your ears peeled as we will release some exciting previews of those sessions and some bonus recordings from 2012 featuring Lynn Drury, Alex McMurray, Casandra Faulconer and of course the best drummer in the world-Johnny Vidacovich. Thanks for reading and warm wishes for a safe and joyful Holiday season!
Peace, love & music,
Jesse & the magical elves of Aural Elixir