Naomi Moon Siegel

Naomi Moon Siegel
Shatter The Glass Sanctuary

Release date: 11/08/2024

Trailblazing composer-trombonist Naomi Moon Siegel has announced the Nov. 8 release of her third album Shatter The Glass Sanctuary (#BOR-110), a collection of adventurous original works that chronicles her transition to small-town living in Missoula, Montana, after residing for many years in Seattle, Washington. The music follows her inward journey of emotional highs and lows, propelled ever forward by a stellar sextet of acclaimed Seattle musicians including pianist Marina Albero, guitarist Andy Coe, percussionist Christopher Icasiano, trumpeter Ray Larsen, and bassist Kelsey Mines. Produced by award-winning percussionist and mentor Allison Miller, Shatter The Glass Sanctuary is Siegel’s most ambitious and sweeping statement yet, and a showcase of her prowess as a composer, improviser, bandleader and trombonist.

“The title ‘Shatter The Glass Sanctuary’ comes from a time when I was struggling to create a musical and personal home in Missoula. Writing this music was a catharsis for me, as I broke down and broke open to allow myself to feel the grief and heartbreak of leaving a city and community I loved, even as I was so curious about living in a smaller community more integrated with nature. It is about my life in Missoula, letting myself experience this expansive place. It is about not holding things so preciously on a pedestal, but instead giving myself permission to be with feelings of being isolated, depressed, lost, and disconnected. It's about grief, paradox and finding connection amidst it all.” – NAOMI MOON SIEGEL

Shatter The Glass Sanctuary presents Siegel’s original compositions, which feel both through-composed and open-ended. They span a wide range of styles from a slow, lyrical ballad to raucous free jazz. The emotional centerpiece is the title suite Shatter the Glass Sanctuary Suite, a three movement-piece that sets the tone of the entire record: shattering emotional and interpersonal silos, shattering the false allures of capitalism, and shattering a more conventional path for creative, improvising musicians.

NAOMI MOON SIEGEL - trombone
RAY LARSEN - trumpet
MARINA ALBERO - piano
ANDY COE - guitar
KELSEY MINES - bass
CHRISTOPHER ICASIANO - drums

Recorded on April 29-30, 2023, in Seattle, WA
Recorded by Floyd Reitsma at Studio Litho
Mixed by Todd Sickafoose at Earycanal
Mastered by Nick Lloyd at Firehouse 12
Artwork by Ashe Walker
Photo by Rio Chantel
Design by Dylan Marcus McConnell