Release date: 28 April 2023

Mark Guiliana drums, percussion

Chris Morrissey Bass

Shai Maestro Piano

Jason Rigby Tenor saxophone, percussion

Mischief is Mark Guiliana’s new release from the sessions that produced 2022’s acclaimed ‘the sound of listening’. Effortless and flowing, this is music by a band of eight years standing at its most spontaneous.

Recorded at the same sessions as the sound of listening, the music on Mischief represents a different side of the same coin. There’s a liveness and spontaneity that, as Mark explains, operates as a ‘sonic photograph of the band’. 

This music is not an afterthought or bonus material; it stands as an artistic statement in its own right. It’s a snapshot of a band of exemplary musicians who share a common understanding and empathy built from playing together for eight years; in the studio with no overdubs, no electronics, no studio wizardry – live and direct. The performance flows easily, moving from the effortless vamps of Confession #1 to the compelling Audience Américain or the more traditional Fred Rogers song When the Day Turns Into Night.

Mischief highlights Mark Guiliana’s continuous exploration and innovation in pushing himself further as an artist, composer, drummer, and bandleader.