Hey there, this is Jesse Markowitz. I am a producer and promoter, born in Toronto, Canada and living in New York City. I have curated a Wayne Shorter repertory project called Palladium since 2018, as an act of devotion to my hero and friend Wayne Shorter. In that time I have produced around 30 concerts and made 2 albums under the Palladium name, showcasing Wayne's music played by a carousel of my favorite musicians.

On March 3rd at Roulette in Brooklyn I produced the biggest Palladium concert to date and will now be turning it into a live recording. I have an all-star cast of musicians who have brought a unique alchemy to this music...

Alex Hargreaves - Violin

Anh Phung - Flute

Mike Eckert - Pedal Steel

Mathis Picard - Piano, Keyboards

Dezron Douglas - Bass

Kyle Poole - Drums, Programming

Martina DaSilva - Vocals

It is a mix of jazz, jazz-fusion, country, bluegrass and EDM.

My general goal since I joined the Wayne Shorter team in 2015 has been for Wayne to be seen as this generation's Mozart; for his music to be played on by bands millenia from now. When human beings turn into something so vastly out of our current range of comprehension, Wayne's music will be the thing that reminds these future amoeba of what it was like to be around humanity in the 20th and 21st centuries.

There are numerous different sources of funding for this; some private donors, as much of my own money I can put in, ticket sales to the show, and the rest is where you come in.

The money will be used to help me pay the musicians, mixing engineer, mastering, artwork and promotion of the album.

Friends near and far, I am asking for your help in completing this project. Any level of donation buys my eternal gratitude and your name in the liner notes. We can also certainly talk about your name being listed as executive producer.

Thanks!