Alabaster dePlume announces Prologue to a Blade, EP and poetry book
Alabaster dePlume has announced a new EP and poetry book. They’re both part of an ongoing creative project called Prologue to a Blade, which serve as a precursor to a longer set of music arriving next year. The EP is titled Cremsian: Prologue to a Blade, and it’s out now via International Anthem. Hear it below.
The poetry book is titled Looking For My Value: Prologue to a Blade, and it’s out at the end of November. It can be pre-ordered here.
DePlume said in a statement, “To set you up for what’s coming I’ve layered up these compositions in private, and with friends. It’s a prologue to what we’re bringing next. It ushers it in. I went towards things I feared, to be in the places where this music has come from. Places in the world and in myself, where dignity and sovereignty has its role in the work of healing.”
Last year, dePlume released Come With Fierce Grace, which is featured on our list of the Best Jazz Albums of 2023.
Alabaster dePlume Cremsian: Prologue to a Blade tracklist:
Honeycomb
Cremisan feat. Laith Albandak
Gifts Of Olive
Alabaster dePlume tour dates:
March 14, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
March 15, 2025 – Kingston, NY @ Tubby’s
March 16, 2025 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
March 18, 2025 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
March 19, 2025 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
March 21, 2025 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
March 22, 2025 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
March 23, 2025 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
March 25, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
March 27, 2025 – Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
April 29, 2025 – Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Centre
April 30, 2025 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
May 1, 2025 – Newcastle, UK @ Gosforth Civic Hall
May 2, 2025 – Glasgow, UK @ Mono
May 3, 2025 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
May 6, 2025 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity Centre
May 7, 2025 – Exeter, UK @ Phoenix
May 8, 2025 – Southampton, UK @ Papillon
May 9, 2025 – London, UK @ Hackney Church
May 10, 2025 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde2
May 17, 2025 – Berlin, DE @ TBC
May 21, 2025 – Paris, FR @ Le Petit Bain
May 22, 2025 – Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef
May 23, 2025 – Brussels, BE @ TBC
May 24, 2025 – Amsterdam, NL @ Zonnehuis
May 25, 2025 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
May 26, 2025 – Rotterdam, NL @ Bird
