Playing alto sax and bass clarinet, Aaron Irwin forms a poetic trio with guitarist Mike Baggetta and drummer Jeff Hirshfield, even adding to the poetry bring bringing in readers Bonita Oliver, Joshua Mehigan and Emily Wong for recitations on a handful of songs.
Without the voices, Irwin’s alto glides over th guitar picked pulse on “Rucuerdo” and gives a soft intro to “ Pike’s Peak” while there’s some loose bop in the bass clarinet for “The President Visits The Storm” Oliver is reflective on “Frederick Douglass”, Wong goes over the military drumming on “Daniel Boone” and Joshua Mehigan is urgent on “The Hill”. 21st Century Lit glass with instruments.