The the video, by Rena Johnson, captures Alan Braufman, Patricia Brennan, Luke Stewart, and Chad Taylor live at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, recording the track that appears on Braufman’s new album, “Anthem for Peace” out May 15.
Recorded in a single day in the fall of 2025, Anthem for Peace is a fully new studio album that captures Braufman in the present tense. Leading a quartet with vibraphonist Patricia Brennan, bassist Luke Stewart, and drummer Chad Taylor, he delivers concise, hook-forward compositions that move fluidly between spiritual anthems, buoyant post-bop, and hypnotic, eastern-influenced themes. Brennan’s vibraphone—shimmering acoustically and occasionally treated electronically—adds depth and color, while Stewart and Taylor form a deeply locked, responsive rhythm section. The result is music that is “playful and light, yet texturally dense” (NPR): optimistic, focused, and driven by a clear sense of forward motion.
Buy / listen to the album at Bandcamp