ETA IVtet's 'Happy Today' Album & Live Shows

0:00On March 31st, Jeff Parker's jazz quartet ETA 4 Ted is set to release their new album happy today on May 15th via International Anthem. If features just two tracks, each stretching over 20 minutes for that deep immersive vibe. This comes after their 2024 release, the way out of easy. The album got recorded live at the Lodrum in Los Angeles and they'll hit that same spot for a run of shows starting August 23rd through. Plus a gig in Berkeley on the 22nd, Parker shared that the record captures a real sense of joy after a rough 2024. His family dealt with eight months of displacement from the Eaton Fires, hitting their mental health hard on top of broader stresses like politics, making life tougher for everyone, reviewing the live footage brought a wave of optimism that inspired the title. A concert film of that session premieres soon at spots in Chicago on May 3rd, Los Angeles on April 26th and Portland on April 30th and May 1st with a full release,

1:03May 29th, Catch the Tracks, Like swimwear and Happy Today when it drops, and mark those August dates to feel that uplift firsthand. That's the story for today. Music news today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.