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Release Date: 16 October 2026
Label: Earshift Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 9324690457977
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Melbourne-born, New York City-based saxophonist and composer Stephen Byth returns with Growth in Stasis, an emotionally expansive album exploring the tensions that define contemporary life. Joined by a formidable New York quartet - Yessai Karapetian (piano, synthesizers), Simon Willson (bass), and Angus Mason (drums) - Byth presents music that balances lyrical beauty with searching intensity, drawing together contemporary jazz improvisation, cinematic orchestration, electronic textures, and open-ended collective interplay. Recognised as "a compelling new voice in Australian jazz," Byth continues to refine a deeply personal musical language that embraces uncertainty, transformation, and presence.
Formed in early 2025 after a series of performances across New York City, the quartet developed the album's material through the immediacy of live performance before entering the studio. Recorded at Samurai Hotel Recording Studio in Queens, Growth in Stasis features ten compositions that navigate the space between opposing forces: hope and melancholy, stability and risk, clarity and confusion. Tracks such as All is Not Lost, New Eyes, Time is Now, and the sweeping title work each examine moments of personal and collective transformation, while an expanded horn section featuring Alexandra Ridout, Alfredo Colon, Caleb Smith, and John Ellis adds striking colour and depth to selected pieces.
Tracklisting
The Vampires
Elysian Fields
Vazesh
Kristin Berardi
The Vampires
Trichotomy
Open Thread
Matthew Ottignon
Stephen Byth
Finn Carter
Rymden
Various Artists
Mali Sheard
Ben Crosland Quintet
Samuel Blaser Quartet
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