Alden Hellmuth: "Good Intentions" with Evan Abounassar, John Escreet, Dario Bizio & Ebs Daramola

Alden Hellmuth (saxophone), Evan Abounassar (trumpet), John Escreet (piano), Dario Bizio (bass), Ebs Daramola (drums)

“Good Intentions” is saxophonist and composer Alden Hellmuth’s latest quintet project and soon-to-be-released debut album. Originally from Hartford, CT, Alden is currently pursuing her masters through the Herbie Hancock Institute at UCLA and has traveled and performed all over the globe with a variety of diverse projects including Dianne Reeves and Herbie Hancock (HHIJ US State Department Tour), Pablo Held, Dezron Douglas, Josh Evans, and Sara McDonald (The NYChillharmonic). Inspired by her upbringing in the jazz tradition and love for creative contemporary music, Alden’s compositions weave through written and improvised material to create complex sonic landscapes. The project “Good Intentions” explores intention, dissonance in the absence of resolution, and the intersections of obverse sonic ideas. Alden has been awarded a variety of opportunities including ASCAP’s Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award, the Focusyear Fellowship, New…