SFCV profiled Sean Mason ahead of a run of Bay Area performances, timed just weeks before the release of A Breath of Fresh Air on October 24. The piece describes the album as featuring the same quintet as his debut but capturing Mason in a very different frame of mind, an approach that seamlessly internalizes a sweeping set of cultural influences from jazz and beyond, transmuted into conversational themes for the ensemble.
The profile traces the personal turning point behind that shift: after a touring production left Mason feeling alienated from his own music, he returned home and, while helping a friend move his piano early one morning, broke his foot, an incident he read as a sign that something in his life had come out of alignment.
"I ended up breaking my foot, and I felt like it was a sign from God that something is misaligned in my life." - Sean Mason
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SFCV, which stands for San Francisco Classical Voice, is a prominent Bay Area publication that provides in-depth coverage of classical music, jazz, and dance. It features reviews, in-depth articles, and artist profiles to inform and engage a diverse arts-loving audience.
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Original Source: Read the profile on SFCV
