On September 19, 2025, Sean Mason's team issued this press release announcing "Open Your Heart," the second single from A Breath of Fresh Air, paired with an intimate studio performance video offering a behind-the-scenes look at the album's recording. The release describes the track as disarming the emotional detachment of a screen-filled world, a lustful ballad inviting the listener to feel its warmth in their soul, and connects it back to the lead single "Rediscovery," described as the very genesis of the album's narrative.
"Rediscovery" winks at several facets of the jazz continuum, flirts with a stop-time passage, and is both deeply rooted in tradition and effortlessly self-authentic while joyful all throughout." - Sean Mason
The press release also details how the album itself came together: self-produced and recorded over two days at Bunker Studios in Brooklyn, with the band tracking old-school, no sheet music, no isolation booths or barriers, chasing the feel of a live concert rather than a studio construction. Mason has described teaching the material entirely by ear, sending the band voice memos of himself singing melodies and playing chord changes, with sheet music written out only after each session.
TOUR DATES
This release confirmed three tour stops ahead of the album's release: October 2-3 at The Savoy Denver in Denver, CO; October 10-12 at SFJAZZ in San Francisco, CA; and November 15 at Miller Theatre in New York, NY.
ALSO AVAILABLE
"A Breath of Fresh Air" is a versatile musical piece available in multiple formats; get it on vinyl and CD, plus full sheet music, with a discount for verified students.
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RESOURCES
Official Website: seanmason.net
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