This is Our Environment

Personel

JOSEPH HERBST SEXTET Joseph Herbst – ALTO & SOPRANO SAX Evan Taylor – TRUMPET & FLUGELHORN Luther S. Allison – PIANO & RHODES Zach McKinney – DRUMS Peter Martin – GUITAR Liany Mateo – BASS FEATURED GUESTS Aubrey Johnson – VOCALS (1,3,5,7,9,12) Dasan Ahanu – SPOKEN WORD (2) Cynthia ‘THiA’ Sharpe – SPOKEN WORD(4) Yexandra ‘Yex’ Diaz – SPOKEN WORD (6,8) RaShad Eas – SPOKEN WORD (10, 12, 13)

Track Listing

They Say There Are Beautiful Trees [5:14] Momma Nature [2:53] Solastalgia [7:49] Mama E [1:26] Is this my fault?  [6:25] Erring of the Revolution Pt. 1 [1:54] Makes No Cents [9:40] Erring of the Revolution Pt. 2 [0:22] Iron Eyes [5:59] LEGACY [1:46] Estrange Us [4:39] Communion [2:10] Simple Life [3:12] Visions of Freedom [7:39]

Artist Biography

Composer, arranger, and saxophonist Joseph Herbst uses music as a medium for storytelling, often as part of collaborative projects, in order to push ourselves to see the world in different ways while strengthening our sense of community. Though adept in a variety of styles, Joseph’s musical signature is shaped by his years at Michigan State University, combining his classical saxophone studies with internationally acclaimed saxophonist, Joe Lulloff, his arranging & composition studies with and music supervision for Etienne Charles, and his jazz saxophone and composition studies with Diego Rivera.