Joined by a cast of local luminaries, Matana Roberts returns with the fourth chapter of their acclaimed Coin Coin series. This project has received the highest acclaim for its originality and powerful narrative. The first three Coin Coin albums, released between 2011 and 2015, explored modern/avant composition through various ensembles, focusing on the legacies of the American slave trade and non-male subjects. In Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis, the album unfolds as a continuous work of 21st-century liberation music, blending meditative incantations, melodic themes, and free improvisation. Roberts' conducting and unique graphic score practice guide the compositions, which incorporate their saxophone and clarinet playing as well as their vocals and texts derived from historical research and personal writings.

Matana Roberts (composer, alto sax, clarinet, wordspeak, vocals)

Hannah Marcus (fiddle, accordion, guitar,vocals)

Nicolas Caloia (bass,vocals)

Sam Shalabi (guitar,oud, vocals)

+ special guests

White People Killed Them is a collaborative project formed by Raven Chacon (Chacon became the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Voiceless Mass in 2022), John Dieterich, and Marshall Trammell. Their music combines free improvisation, noise rock, and experimental rock. The project serves as a call to action, urging fans to fight for democracy, justice, freedom, and creativity.

Alison Burik is a saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer from Montreal. Her music explores the sonic possibilities of woodwinds through the use of electronics and contact microphones, resulting in earthy and alien soundscapes.

With Constellation Records