Patient Sounds will release the latest from Danketsu 9, featuring Jason Adams on cello, in digital and physical formats. The piece was performed live at Heartbeat House in June of 2018. It was recorded and mastered by Felix Salazar. Stream the 47-minute composition on the player above, and pre-order your physical copy HERE.

Danketsu 9 is:

Ang Wilson - flute 
Dylan Fujioka - accordion & percussion 
Jason Adams - cello 
Ken Moore - double bass 
Kelly Coats - flute 
Mallory Soto - voice 
Noah Guevara - guitar 
Patrick Shiroishi - alto & tenor saxophones 
Pauline Lay - violin

Danketsu 9 with perform on Day 2 of Beginning To End Fest on March 9th, 2019. The nine piece ensemble of Jason Adams, Patrick Shiroishi, Ken Moore, Ang Wilson, Pauline Lay, Kelly Coats, Mallory Soto, Noah Guevara, and Dylan Fujioka will be joined by Amber Navran, with live visuals from Nisa Karnsomport. 

Full event details available HERE.

Bloom - A Screen Dance Film - Official Trailer from Andrew Rodriquez on Vimeo.

The theatrical trailer for the screen dance film Bloom is out now. Jason Adams composed all of the music for the film based on the choreography of Kelsey Gerber. Directed by Andrew Rodriquez, featuring lyrics and vocals from Megan Chelsea Johnson.

"Thahraas", the debut release from Danketsu 9, is out today in digital and cassette formats via Never Anything Records. The piece comes from a live performance at Late Breakfast in March of 2018. "Thahraas" was recorded and mastered by Felix Salazar.

Jason Adams plays cello in Danketsu 9, alongside Patrick Shiroishi on saxophone, Ang Wilson and Kelly Coates on flute, Noah Guevara on guitar, Ken Moore on upright bass, Mallory Soto on vocals, Pauline Lay on violin, and (currently) Dylan Fujioka on accordion and percussion.

Red Paint was the proud winner of Best In Fest and the Audience Choice Award at the Bright Ideas Film Festival in Antioch, CA this weekend. This was the premiere of the short sci-fi film.

Jason Adams composed, produced, and performed the score for this project. Original Soundtrack forthcoming.

Knife Play has curated a new compilation series, Rightly Horrified, released today. It features an original solo track by Jason Adams, "Raid", as well as a track from his experimental techno project Chollas, titled "Threnody".

100% of proceeds go to a 50/50 split between: 
- Ta'ayush, "a grassroots movement of Arabs and Jews working to break down the walls of racism and segregation by constructing a true Arab-Jewish partnership," (www.taayush.org) 

and 

-RAICES, "a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees in Texas," (www.raicestexas.org).

Stream and donate at the player above.

The Tapeworm is releasing a performance by Jason Adams, Zachary Paul, Derek Gaines, and Patrick Shiroishi inside the sound & art installation SKY-CHU /∫u/ by Jasmin Blasco and David Okum.

The improvised performance reflects on the process of interior vs. exterior listening - listening to oneself vs. listening to the world. The quartet performed and was recorded inside of the art piece, accompanied by the sound composition by Jasmin Blasco.

You can order a copy of this limited release at the Touch Shop.

Danketsu 9, a nonet comprised of Jason Adams, Patrick Shiroishi, Ken Moore, Ang Wilson, Pauline Lay, Kelly Coats, Mallory Soto, Noah Guevara, and Dylan Fujioka, will perform at Jacknife's One Year Anniversary this Saturday, June 9th. The show will also feature live visuals by Wes Johansen and a guided meditation session by Meredith Corvette Carter. Doors are 8:30pm at Heartbeat House in Atwater Village, CA.

Jason Adams will join Patrick Shiroishi, Zachary Paul, and Derek Gaines at the Wilding Cran Gallery in Los Angeles, CA for a special performance in SKY-CHU this Sunday, April 15th. The quartet will perform inside and along with the sound & art installation by Jasmin Blasco and David Okum for a unique experience. Doors at 4:30. Entrance is free.

For more info and to RSVP, click HERE.

Jerkagram's latest release, All Eyes On Me, is available now. Jason Adams contributed cello on "Skull Trumpet", "Flavor Country", and "Coup de Grâce". Stream it now on the above player.