Light From A Person

Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom reunites with legendary vibist David Friedman on her latest recording Light from a Person. Long time collaborators from Bloom’s 1980’s recording days on CBS Records (“Modern Drama”), the duo is joined by renowned bassist Ken Filiano to perform Bloom originals conceived and performed for the experience of surround sound listening. The trio’s sound is luminous with the uncanny connect of Bloom’s soprano & Friedman’s vibraphone and propelled by the deep rhythmic drive of Filiano’s bass. There are ten stunning originals including “Bright Bars,” “Slydini,” “Airspace” & “True City” lit up by Bloom & Friedman’s light saber virtuosity - whether navigating breakneck tempos or lyric ballads, these seasoned improvisers know how to project just the right balance between sound and silence.

There’s a special kind of musical light that happens when seasoned performers with a long history playing together vibrate with all the combined knowledge of their musical experience. The sound is both old and new, lyric and motion-filled, spare and light. “Light from a Person” captures these improvisers in all their dimension in high-definition stereo and immersive audio. Since Bloom’s last Outline release “Songs in Space,” (OTL146) the multiple-time Downbeat Critics Poll Winner for soprano sax has recorded a four-star duo album with percussionist Brian Shankar Adler “once like a spark” (Adhyaropa (AR00155) and has appeared regularly at the Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn, NY with bassist Mark Helias.

Bloom returned to the Clive Davis Institute in Brooklyn, NY to record this new trio project in surround sound with her Grammy award team of engineering legends Jim Anderson and tonmeister Ulrike Schwarz. Improvisational art and audio science come together to make this a one-of-a-kind listening experience. Light from a Person is available as a stereo digital release (OTL147i) in fall 2026 and immersive digital release (OTL147i) in 2027.

Jane Ira Bloom - saxophone
Jane Ira Bloom - vibraphone
Ken Filiano - bass