Irreversible Entanglements is a free jazz collective originally from Philadelphia, PA & Washington, D.C. – formed in 2015.

The band is comprised of vocalist/poet Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother), saxophonist Keir Neuringer, bassist Luke Stewart, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tschesher Holmes.

Adventurous free jazz improvisation driven by Camae’s poetry about the Black experience, survival, power, liberation, social justice.

Protect Your Light is the band’s debut album on Impulse! Records.

Tracklist:

A1. Free Love 4:54 
A2. Protect Your Light 3:22 
A3. Our Land Back 6:17 
A4. Soundness 7:30
B1. root <=> branch 7:31
B2. Celestial Pathways 2:51 
B3. Sunshine 5:38
B4. Degrees of Freedom 7:09

Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother: Voice, Percussion, Synthesizer
Tcheser Holmes: Drums, Percussion, Voice
Aquiles Navarro: Trumpet, Percussion, Synthesizer
Keir Neuringer: Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Percussion, Synthesizer
Luke Stewart: Upright Bass, Electric Bass, Sound Effects, Percussion
Sovie: Voice (Track 2)
Janice Lowe: Voice, Piano (Tracks 2 + 3)
Leslie St. Lewis: Cello (Tracks 5 + 8)