Jeff Lederer's Shakers N' Bakers "heart Love" at The Falcon

With their third release “Heart Love” the Shakers n’ Bakers explore the Shaker “Vision Songs” with the rarely heard repertoire of pop songs by "FreeJazz" icon, Albert Ayler. The opening words of this recording have not been uttered since the mid-19th century and speak to the power of revelation of the divine through human expression that connects the Shakers and Albert.

The Shakers n’ Bakers perform reinterpretations of Shaker “Vision” songs, received in states of inspiration by young women of the Shaker religious communities between 1837 and 1850.

Led by saxophonist, Jeff Lederer, who transcribed many of these songs from manuscripts found in Shaker archives, the group reimagines them in forms crossing the boundaries of free jazz, minimalism, calypso and pop...

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With their third release “Heart Love” the Shakers n’ Bakers explore the Shaker “Vision Songs” with the rarely heard repertoire of pop songs by "FreeJazz" icon, Albert Ayler. The opening words of this recording have not been uttered since the mid-19th century and speak to the power of revelation of the divine through human expression that connects the Shakers and Albert.

The Shakers n’ Bakers perform reinterpretations of Shaker “Vision” songs, received in states of inspiration by young women of the Shaker religious communities between 1837 and 1850.

Led by saxophonist, Jeff Lederer, who transcribed many of these songs from manuscripts found in Shaker archives, the group reimagines them in forms crossing the boundaries of free jazz, minimalism, calypso and pop. The group has performed at the World Festival of Sacred Music, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and many historical Shaker sites.

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