Midwest Living Fall 2024

Chappell Roan's deeply personal debut album, 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess'. Chappell explains, 'after 4 years in the making comes my 14-song album holding stories of unearthing my true self and fearlessly embracing queerness. With the contrast of my Midwestern upbringing and living in one of the biggest cities in the U.S., The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess mirrors the rollercoaster of being the popstar I always wanted to be'.

Just as his basslines never stay within the limits of the obvious, so Joe Sanders' life as a bassist, composer, band-leader and educator has never followed the single, most discernible pathway. A Midwest native, he's studied and played jazz on the opposite coasts of California and New York: a master of the acoustic bass, he's equally at home producing in the digital realm; embedded deep in the living tradition of American jazz; and living, teaching and creating in Europe. All these separate strands come together on his third headline release, 'Parallels'.