Slowly Melting

Cellist-Composer Janel Leppin presents two stunning new projects that reflect her expansive vision - fuzztone and melody collide on the solo release Slowly Melting, while Pluto in Aquarius, by her long-running avant-jazz unit Ensemble Volcanic Ash, speaks to this precarious political moment.Over the past two decades, the cellist and multi-instrumentalist Janel Leppin has worked steadily to become one of the most compelling composers and improvisers of her generation. With her beloved Washington, D.C. scene as her home base, she has earned renown among fans of new and experimental music worldwide. Now at the peak of her powers as both a bandleader and a solo performer, she's released two new projects of staggering beauty as well as vast personal and political insight.