ON THE ROAD TO PEACE
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"On The Road To Peace" is a collaboration between Seattle based Brazilian composer/pianist Jovino Santos Neto and Alma Matters. Jovino wrote the melody and basic form of the piece at Jazz Camp West and then arranged the piece for Alma Matters, plus special guests: bassist, Kanoa Mendenhall, drummer/percussionist, Douglas Alonso, and body percussionist, Keith Terry.
Musicians
Jovino Santos Neto, keyboard, flute
Peter Apfelbaum, saxophone
Erik Jekabson, trumpet
Natalie Cressman, trombone
Jeff Cressman, trombone
Jeff Weinmann, flute
Douglas Alonso, drums, percussion
Keith Terry, body percussion
Kanoa Mendenhall, bass
Poetry
John Santos
Official Music Video
THE POEM
WE LIFT OUR HEADS
(John Santos - June 11, 2011)
Let Us Remember To Lift Our Heads
As We Give Thanks To The Mystery That Is The Sky,
The Stars And The Universe
This Blink Of The Cosmic Eye
In Which Lifetimes Encompass Infinite Eternities
We Lift Our Heads In Humble Reverence
For The Profound Love
That Bonds Parent And Child
And Strengthens Our Resolve To Seek And Understand
The Love In Every Atom And Molecule Of Each Tear
That Ultimately Brings Peace
To A Chaotic World
We Lift Our Heads In Wondrous Introspection
Collecting Strength, Direction And Intention
From The Recently And Long Departed . . .
Acceptance
That Our Learning Has Just Begun
The Well Of Sorrow
Is Inundated By The Ocean Of Profound Joy.
The Night Of Wailing Is Overwhelmed
By The Contemplative Season,
The Abundant Harvest Of Compassion,
And The Timeless Connection With Sentient Beings
As Well As Those Unseen
Whose Presence Is Never Imperceptible.
We Lift Our Heads To Confront The Tendency To Shrink
Even As We Bow Our Heads In Silent Regard
Before The Marvelous Beauty And Unbreakable Nature
Of Enlaced Souls
Rarely Coordinated In Regard To Departure Time,
But Forever Filling Each Other's Cup And Heart
With The Ageless Love That Fuels Our Journey
On The Road Of Peace.