When Pandemic Postponed Performances, D’earth Led His Musicians Into the Studio

What does a performance artist do in the middle of a pandemic? Student and faculty musicians in the University of Virginia’s jazz program went into the studio. The UVA jazz program, led by trumpeter/composer John D’earth, consists of the Jazz Ensemble, the UVA Jazz Chamber Groups, the UVA Jazz Singers; for this project, they were joined by collaborators from the dance program, visual arts, and media studies. With the pandemic, live performances were out, but the music could still be captured, an album made.