On his fifth album as a leader, pianist, composer, and arranger Jason Yeager reimagines Latin American folksongs from the nueva canción (“new song”) tradition and presents original compositions inspired by that tradition and our contemporary cultural and political landscape. Featuring a star-studded chamber-latin jazz ensemble that includes musicians from seven countries--including Argentine bassist Fernando Huergo (of Guillermo Klein’s Guachos); Grammy-winning drummer Mark Walker (Paquito D’Rivera, Oregon); vocalists Erini, Farayi Malek, and Mirella Costa; and cellist Naseem Alatrash, among others--New Songs of Resistance is a powerful statement from a young artist whose vision, creativity, and drive to make affecting, beautiful music are seemingly boundless.

The Boston Globe describes Yeager’s newest release, on Outside in Music, as a “musical reflection of troubled times and a search for affirmation nonetheless,” and the New York Music Daily hails it as “searingly relevant” and “one of the best albums of 2019 in any style of music.”