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1 Some Kind of Tomorrow 4:12  
2 Magic Carpet 7:04  
3 Early Rites 4:24  
4 Willing 5:50  
5 Traveling Deep 3:31  
6 Roughing It 9:24  
7 Far Satellites 6:00  
8 Pros and Cons 5:55  
9 Drift 4:56  
10 Star Talk 5:19  
11 First Canvas 1:00  
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Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring listeners up-close and personal to the first spark of their imaginations at work, recording eleven duet improvisations over the spring, summer, and fall of 2020. The music is raw, authentic, intimate, alive, and unapologetic in its passion. Their sound is deep wood and polished brass recorded with a depth that is hard to describe. They played the music, recorded it, mastered it firsthand and are now making it available to listeners for the first time as a digital download on Bandcamp. Don't miss these fearless jazz explorers as they face the future.  

  • 'See Our Way,' Deep duets from jazz explorers Jane Ira Bloom, & Mark Helias playing across the multiverse / JAZZ NEWS
    Posted At: April 3, 2022
    JAZZ NEWS writes…..The sax/ bass duo of soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias has deepened on their latest digital release See Our Way now available on Bandcamp on Radiolegs Records (RL023). Thirteen mind-bending improvised duets performed by two masterful jazz improvisers who know how to coax composition out of the air and then some. From breathtaking ballads like "Folks Sing" and "As ...

  • It's extraordinary how Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias can be so creative in the moment / marlbank
    Posted At: April 1, 2022
    The sax/ bass duo of soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias has deepened on their latest digital release See Our Way now available on Bandcamp on Radiolegs Records (RL023).  Thirteen mind-bending improvised duets performed by two masterful jazz improvisers who know how to coax composition out of the air and then some. From breathtaking ballads like “Folks Sing” and “As Close As It G...

  • Jane Ira Bloom/Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow makes 'The Best of Elsewhere 2021
    Posted At: December 20, 2021
    Elsewhere's Graham Reid writes…..What an odd year in music when the discussion points were the new chart-topping but mundane Abba album, something from Elton John again and the Beatles who – thanks to Peter Jackson – invited us in to their recording sessions 52 years ago. We just needed a new Sir Cliff album to have a retro-fitted villa full of period charm. Nice to have Adele and Tony Bennett back though. ...

  • There's a story in every one of the pieces on Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow / The Free Jazz Collective
    Posted At: May 17, 2021

    The Free Jazz Collective's Gary Chapin writes.... So many bass+ duets going on! I'm not sure if it's just the shadow of 2020 and the logistical necessities created by the big P, or if it's always been this way and I haven't noticed. I don't have a judgement about this, just that it seems worth remarking upon.Quite a lot of those feature bass and sax , and one of them, reviewed recently by Stephen Gri...

  • Through the circumstances of its creation, Jane Ira Bloom - Mark Helias 'Some Kind of Tomorrow' gives us an unusually close perspective into creativity and musicianship / Jazz History Online
    Posted At: May 5, 2021

    Jazz History Online's Thomas Cunniffe writes.....The COVID-19 has shut down the world's economy in short order. While elements of the economy are beginning to open up again, live performances will be one of the last elements to restart. Most club and concert dates have been canceled for the foreseeable future. For many jazz artists, recorded music is their primary source of income. The albums reviewe...

  • Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow is a real, personal, emotional communication / bandcamp
    Posted At: April 14, 2021

    bandcamp's George Grella writes..... The practice of social distancing is in some ways fundamentally opposed to the experience of making music with others, especially live and in-person. There is growing evidential and experimental proof in the fields of evolutionary psychology, musicology, and neuroscience suggesting that singing together significantly boosts production of the neurohormone oxytocin,...

  • Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow is raw, authentic, intimate, alive and uncompromising in its passion / france musique
    Posted At: March 31, 2021

    france musique - Jazz Trotter writes.....Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias unite to record a series of duets as unusual as they are impromptu. "Some Kind of Tomorrow" is self-produced on their Bandcamp. These longtime companions, separated by space and time, find a way to play with each other in real time and the result is magical. Two composers and master improvisers give us the...

  • Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias are on to something and at the peak of their game on 'Some Kind of Tomorrow' / Lucid Culture
    Posted At: March 15, 2021

    Lucid Culture writes.....A low-key duo album with Jane Ira Bloom on it might seem like the last thing you'd ever expect to hear, considering that she's arguably this era's great master of spine-tingling soprano sax pyrotechnics. Desperate times, desperate measures. Beginning in the terrorized early days of the lockdown, she and bassist Mark Helias began jamming over the web. The two quickly r...

  • 91.7WSUM's 'GreenArrow Radio' chats with Jane Ira Bloom about 'Some Kind of Tomorrow'
    Posted At: March 9, 2021

    WSUM - GreenArrow Radio's misterG writes.......Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with "Some Kind of Tomorrow". The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring li...

  • Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow. Pure improvisation which comes from the soul / Elsewhere
    Posted At: February 15, 2021

    Elsewhere's Graham Reid writes......Demanding times require new solutions and for soprano player Bloom and bassist Helias that meant duetting by the internet when their worlds were in separate lockdown. Not that you know of the physical separation from the evidence of the 11 pieces here. With no outline beyond simply playing together – albeit at a distance – these pieces are further ...

  • The Hudson Valley's 90.7WGXC converses with Jane Ira Bloom about 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow'
    Posted At: February 12, 2021

    90.7WGXC - Jazz Disturbance Host by Cheryl K. writes.....In this broadcast, a conversation with soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias. Their new collaboration is entitled, Some Kind of Tomorrow, a digital release of "duets discovered in the moment." Bloom is a pioneer in the use of live electronics and movement in jazz. Helias was a long-time associate of drummer Ed Blackwell and per...

  • Tracks from Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow featured on 'Bob Osborne's 'World of Jazz' podcast / All About Jazz
    Posted At: February 4, 2021

    Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring listeners up-close and persona...

  • Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow makes 'The Best Jazz on bandcamp for January 2021'
    Posted At: February 1, 2021

    bandcamp's Dave Sumner writes.......It is with a deep sigh of relief that we can say that 2020 is finally over. But as nightmarish as things got, music remained a source of hope. This month, we take a look at new releases as well as music that arrived at the tail end of 2020.  In the pandemic era, a frequent dispatch from the Department of Silver Linings has been the sublime solo works and d...

  • Jane Ira Bloom chats with University of Delaware Radio - 91.3WVUD
    Posted At: January 27, 2021

    Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring listeners up-close and persona...

  • Jane Ira Bloom interviews with 'The New Edge'
    Posted At: January 27, 2021

    Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring listeners up-close and persona...

  • Jane Ira Bloom discusses 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow' with 90.5WVUM
    Posted At: January 26, 2021

    Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring listeners up-close and persona...

  • Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias improvise together over zoom / NPR: Fresh Air
    Posted At: January 21, 2021

    Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring listeners up-close and persona...

  • Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow' is raw, intimate, and fearless / JAZZ VIEWS
    Posted At: January 20, 2021

    Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow' was Reviewed by JAZZ VIEWS Sammy Stein, who wrote........ Saxophone player Jane Ira Bloom and bass player Mark Helias are long-time collaborators. This album was born out of the need to create music in such a unique time where live audiences and in-person studio recordings were impossible. Recorded remotely from their homes, the music stands a...

  • Neon Jazz catches up with Jane Ira Bloom on new virtual project full of magic
    Posted At: January 19, 2021

    Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Soprano Saxophonist & Composer Jane Ira Bloom .. We caught up on January 15, 2021 to talk about a new virtual project full of magic she did with bassist Mark Helias and the project is called Some Kind of Tomorrow .. They are long time bandmates separated by space and time and found a way to play in real time with one another .....

  • Harmonious World Podcast interviews Jane Ira Bloom
    Posted At: January 19, 2021

    Hilary Robertson from Harmonious World Podcast was joined by American saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom for episode 29. Jane's new album - 'Some Kind of Tomorrow' - features improvisations with bassist Mark Helias. The tracks were recorded through 2020 as the musicians' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. "We just had to play - to connect with each other across a distance in wh...

  • Jane Ira Bloom discusses 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow' with1015 the hawk
    Posted At: January 15, 2021

    Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring listeners up-close and persona...

  • Nothing is lost in translation on Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow' / NO TREBLE
    Posted At: January 12, 2021

    Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical.  Kevin Johnson of No Treble writes.....The Covid-19 pandemic has...

  • Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias release improvised duo album during coronavirus lockdown / lab.fm
    Posted At: January 12, 2021

    lab.fm writes....Saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias have released Some Kind of Tomorrow, an improvised duo album they worked on during coronavirus lockdown. Bloom (soprano saxophone) and Helias (double bass) worked on the 11-track record together over the course of 2020, collaborating remotely online. The two recorded simultaneously in their respective homes and combined the tracks to...

  • Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias 'Willing' from 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow' makes 88.3WBGO: Take Five
    Posted At: January 11, 2021

    88.3WBGO - Newark NY, Nate Chinen writes.....Some artists found a way to record in a studio during the pandemic, but for many others, connection had to be established through less direct means. Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias were among those who found a way to play music together over an internet connection, discovering that the distance was no match for their musical bond. Li...

  • 'Some Kind of Tomorrow.' Passionate improvisations in real time with Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias / Contemporary Fusion Reviews
    Posted At: January 8, 2021

    Dick Metcalf, editor of Contemporary Fusion Reviews writes....  It's been almost three years since I reviewed Jane's sweet soprano saxophone on "Wild Lines", but now she's back with bassist Mark Helias doing passionate improvisations in real time… before I move on to the album, watch an intimate view of Jane in-studio……you'll find several other performances, too, when you SUBSCR...

  • Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow' makes 'JAZZIZ: New Release Cheat Sheet'
    Posted At: January 8, 2021

    JAZZIZ MATT MICUCCI writes.....Discover great new music this weekend with our weekly roundup of new songs and albums on this week's New Release Cheat Sheet which includes; Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias, "Some Kind of Tomorrow." Longtime bandmates and master improvisers, saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias, recorded a series of improvised duets over the internet during the spring, summ...

  • Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias 'Some Kind Of Tomorrow' is particularly suited to the times of the lockdown / jazzEspresso
    Posted At: January 8, 2021

    8 gennaio 2021 Il nuovo album in duo di Jane Ira Bloom e Mark Helias si intitola Some Kind Of Tomorrow. È uscito ieri il nuovo album realizzato in duo da Jane Ira Bloom al soprano e Mark Helias al contrabbasso. Il titolo, Some Kinf Of Tomorrow, allude naturalmente alla situazione di crisi contemporanea, legata alla pandemia ma non soltanto, che ha "costreto" i due musicisti a reg...

  • 'Some Kind of Tomorrow.' Passionate improvisations in real time with Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias / Contemporary Fusion Reviews
    Posted At: January 8, 2021

    Contemporary Fusion Reviews - Dick Metcalf, writes......  It's been almost three years since I reviewed Jane's sweet soprano saxophone on "Wild Lines", but now she's back with bassist Mark Helias doing passionate improvisations in real time… before I move on to the album, watch an intimate view of Jane in-studio. "Some Kind of Tomorrow" is a digital Bandcamp-only release… when you ...

  • The steady building up of ideas and motifs on Jane Ira Bloom, Mark Helias - Some Kind of Tomorrow contribute to both mood and a certain striking momentousness / marlbank
    Posted At: January 7, 2021

    Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and bassist Mark Helias come together to create duets discovered in the moment in a way that is rarely heard today with Some Kind of Tomorrow. The long time bandmates, separated by space and time find a way to play in real time with one another and the results are magical. Two master improvisers and composers bring listeners up-close and persona...
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