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The Sundering

by John C. O'Leary III

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1.
Aurora 06:22
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2.
Contextual Binding Theory 05:35
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3.
Intro To The Sundering 03:00
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4.
The Sundering 05:47
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5.
John C. O'Leary III & Shaun Martin - All The Things You Are (feat. Shaun Martin) 09:51
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6.
Christmas 1992 04:39
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John C. O'Leary III & Shaun Martin - Focus (feat. Shaun Martin) 07:16
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Ghosts In The Desert 1 03:14
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John C. O'Leary III & Dick Hyman - Samba Jelly (feat. Dick Hyman) 04:42
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10.
Xenographic Barrier 06:25
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11.
Truly's Theme 05:34
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Ghosts In The Desert 2 02:10
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John C. O'Leary III & Shaun Martin - C Jam Blues (feat. Shaun Martin) 04:19
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The Coupling 04:54
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about

"A PROFOUND WORK OF ART.”
— Downbeat Magazine,

"O’LEARY ILLUMINATES HIS PATH AND PERSPECTIVES WITH REMARKABLE CLARITY.”
— Jazz Times,

The stellar collaborations with pianist and producer and 9 time GRAMMY Award winner Shaun Martin, of Snarky Puppy, and jazz legend and NEA Jazz Master Dick Hyman celebrate friendship and human connection.

With a rich and complex cultural background, John C. O’Leary III—the son of an American father and a Mexican mother—writes music that harbors an idiosyncratic and poetic dichotomy. There’s a deep sense of longing and belonging that invites soul into his music.

The Sundering opens listeners up to all that makes humans vulnerable. We can easily identify with these songs and that makes us want to go back and listen to them over again. The album has a cinematic quality to it; it offers a glimpse into the main character’s life scenes that evoke moments full of emotion: memories of childhood, snapshots of joy, of nostalgia, separation, friendship, existential ponderings, and at times confusion and doubt.

Listening to John’s compositions and arrangements feels like you are getting to know him as a person. At times introspective and contemplative, and other times outgoing and virtuosic, John’s personable performance throughout the album displays the wide range of his musical palette. As an outstanding composer and interpreter, the pace of the album entices you to travel with him through his quest of solving the conundrums of a split identity between two countries, two seemingly very different cultures, and the recollection of his own memories, slowly piecing them together through each note.

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released January 14, 2022

Produced by Shaun Martin
Engineered & mixed by Bill Moss
Assistant engineer: Steven Clark
Mastered by Dave Greenberg & Sonopod Mastering
Photography by John O’Leary S., © John O’Leary S.
Liner notes by Camila Meza & John C. O’Leary III
Album design by James Silvera & hdinteractive.com
Executive Producer: Rachel Domber & Arbors Records

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John C. O'Leary III Tampa, Florida

John C. O'Leary III is a jazz pianist, composer, and neuroscientist. His debut solo record is called CRISPR, which is a collection of original works for piano in a variety of genres. It was born of John’s desire to combine his passions, music and science, and to bring his community closer to the scientific world. ... more

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