HOLDING SPACE

Holding Space is a record about presence — making room for ourselves, for one another, and for the things that are difficult to express in words. It is about listening without rushing to fix, allowing stillness to have value, and recognizing that sometimes simply being present can be an act of love.
Across the album, Benjamin Adamson explores ideas of patience, kindness, breath, curiosity, and connection. “Beginner’s Mind” reflects the willingness to approach life with openness and without assumption. “Be Kind to Yourself” turns that same compassion inward. “Breath Meditation” creates thirteen minutes of space to breathe, stretch, slow down, and return to the present moment, while “Hope Radio” brings warmth, movement, and optimism into the record. The title track, “Holding Space,” brings these ideas together — creating a place where reflection and connection can exist without needing an immediate answer.
Musically, the album moves between jazz and chamber music, with elements of Brazilian music, meditation, and improvisation. Flugelhorn and trumpet sit alongside piano, woodwinds, cello, bouzouki, synthesizer, tabla, and percussion, giving each piece its own character while maintaining a sense of intimacy throughout.
Ultimately, Holding Space is an invitation to slow down, listen more deeply, and make room — for breath, for uncertainty, for kindness, and for the people around us.
Featuring: Benjamin Adamson — trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, synthesizer; Kamasi Washington — tenor saxophone; Katisse Buckingham — flute; Robby Marshall — clarinet; Sean Sonderegger — bass clarinet; Peter Jacobson — cello; Christian Wunderlich — bouzouki; André de Santanna — bass; Marcel Camargo — guitar; Tony Austin — drums; Miles Shrewsbery — tabla and percussion; Gibi Dos Santos — percussion.