Thursday Night Jazz: Anton DeFade Quintet’s “Gaijin” (Single Release)

Photo Credit: Natalie Rhea

You heard it here first: bassist and composer Anton DeFade is releasing a new single. The best part? Anton and his quintet will launch the single to the public right here at City of Asylum. The launch concert will heavily feature Anton’s original music, echoing the sounds of Cannonball Adderley, Ray Brown, Horace Silver, and Art Blakey.

The single will be released on cassette, taking listeners back to the days of mixtapes and rewinding favorite tracks to listen to over and over again. Side A will include the new single, “Gaijin” (Japanese for “foreigner”), a couple of Anton’s singles from 2025, and an alternate studio take of “Gaijin.”  Side B will have three unreleased live recordings from the quintet. And for those of us itching to listen but no longer in possession of a cassette player, codes for a digital version of the release will be available. 

Featured Musicians:

JD Chaisson: trumpet

Evan David: saxophone

Jacob Peakis: piano

Anton DeFade: bass

Brian Wolfe: drums

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