Sound Art

John Sinnok – Earthsound

This is an original chamber jazz piece for Earthsound – jazz quartet (flute, piano, bass, and drums) and string quartet. Features the recorded observations of Iñupiat elder John Sinnok speaking about climate change in Shishmaref, Alaska. During the piece, you’ll hear Mr. Sinnok speak about how the snow is changing with rising temperatures, so that the sound of people walking through the snow is different than it used to be.

Featuring:
John Sinnok, voice
Amir Milstein, flute
Henrique Eisenmann, piano
Bertram Lehmann, drums
Jason Davis, bass
Claire Bourg, violin
Harriet Langley, violin
Jing Peng, viola
Jung-Hsuan Ko, cello
Recorded and mixed at Wellspring Studio, Acton MA
Mastered by Joel Edinberg

Credit: John Sinnok – Earthsound, recorded and performed by Earthsound / Jason Davis, originally published in Climate Stories Project, 2017 (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Curated by Lea Rekow for BifrostOnline

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