Kyoko Kitamura - voice
Lena Bloch - saxophone
Jacob Sacks - piano
Ken Filiano - bass
Michael Sarin - drums

"Acclaimed Russian-born saxophonist and composer Lena Bloch’s new album Marina, showcasing a commissioned jazz suite for ensemble and voice and out November 14, 2025 via Fresh Sound Records, could not be more timely. “Throughout my life, Tsvetaeva has been a model of resilience as an immigrant, an artist and a woman,” says Bloch, “all of which have been under siege in modern political discourse, all the more reason to amplify her voice for a modern audience.”

The album features Bloch’s quintet with vocalist Kyoko Kitamura, pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Ken Filiano, and drummer Michael Sarin. The jazz suite, which sets Bloch’s own English translations of Tsvetaeva’s works, was commissioned in 2022 through a grant from Chamber Music America."

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