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We the Gleaners — Graze
(Bandcamp Right Brain Records, 2026, DL)

by Jon Davis, Published 2026-11-14

Graze Cover art

We the Gleaners is the name of a trio with the ability to create music where listeners may be unable to tell what was composed and what was improvised. Dana Lyn (violin), Kyle Sanna (guitar, samples), and Matt Kanelos (piano) have been playing together for a number of years and have developed a deep rapport. Graze is a live album recorded in 2025 at the IBeam in Brooklyn. They were invited to open a show for another band that was recording a live album (I think it was Hompulon), and took advantage of the equipment at hand, initially intending it only for their own reference. The result is a half-hour set divided into eight tracks, though the music flows seamlessly, bridging four compositions by band members with four improvisations, and they felt it sounded good enough to release. For this occasion, it was decided that Sanna would forgo his usual electronic setup to concentrate solely on guitar. This is not music with rough edges, angst, or chaos, but melodic and charming, meditative in a way, though certainly not slow or sleepy. A lot of improvised music that doesn’t rely on frameworks like blues progressions or funk grooves can feel aimless to the listener, but the music of We the Gleaners never stops moving, testament to how the three listen to each other. Dissonance, where it crops up, is fleeting and gentle, adding poignancy. They also avoid jazz idioms almost completely, so the closest sonic comparison is contemporary chamber music. Graze is a lovely album, one that should be able to find a home even with listeners not accustomed to experimental music.

Filed under: New releases, 2026 releases

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http://wethegleaners.bandcamp.com/album/graze

 

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