Yoko Yates’ Eternal Moments builds on the poetic sensibilities of her earlier projects, yet finds her voice growing more assured and expressive in both composition and ensemble interplay. Pianist and composer Yates frames the music with an understated touch, allowing Jamie Baum’s flute and Sam Sadigursky’s reeds to weave gracefully through the melodies. Aryeh Kobrinsky […]
Yoko Yates’ Eternal Moments builds on the poetic sensibilities of her earlier projects, yet finds her voice growing more assured and expressive in both composition and ensemble interplay. Pianist and composer Yates frames the music with an understated touch, allowing Jamie Baum’s flute and Sam Sadigursky’s reeds to weave gracefully through the melodies. Aryeh Kobrinsky on bass and Jeff Hirshfield on drums lend subtle momentum and grounding to the tunes. Compared with her past work, this album reveals a deeper layering of textures and a more confident use of space, balancing moments of quiet contemplation with passages that open into wide, almost cinematic vistas. The production speaks to Yates’s continuing evolution, offering music that is thoughtful, lyrical, and quietly powerful.
