Ines Velasco - A FLASH OF COBALT BLUE

It was an honor to be a part of Ines Velasco’s stunning new jazz orchestra record A Flash of Cobalt Blue that was released on June 6th, 2025!

M. Alex Ramírez - alto, flute
Gideon Forbes - alto, flute
John Lowery - tenor, clarinet
Nathan See - tenor, clarinet
Kenny Pexton - baritone, bass clarinet
Sam Hoyt - trumpet, flugelhorn
Bobby Spellman - trumpet, flugelhorn
Dave Smith - trumpet, flugelhorn
Joey Kendrick - trumpet, flugelhorn
Nick Grinder - trombone
Sam Blakeslee - trombone
Greg DeAngelis - trombone
Julie Dombroski-Jones - bass trombone
Andrew Boudreau - piano
Jacob Aviner - guitar, fx
Eduardo Belo - bass
Jongkuk Kim - drums
Catey Esler - vocals on This Is The Way Down

Spoken word by Jorge Esquinca

Poem excerpts from the book Descripción de un brillo azul cobalto by Jorge Esquinca. Editorial Pre-Textos, 2008.
Description of a flash of cobalt blue. English translation by Dan Bellm. Unicorn Press, 2015.

All compositions by Ines Velasco
Session producer: Rafael Piccolotto de Lima
Recorded by Chris Benham at Big Orange Sheep Studios, Brooklyn, NY.
Spoken word by Jorge Esquinca recorded by Carlos Arellano at EdBmixroom, Guadalajara, México
Mixed by Brian Montgomery
Mastered by Nate Wood at Kerseboom Mastering
Photography by Juan Carlos Campos Taylor
Graphic design by Alec Hutson / Warbird Creative