Vinnie Colaiuta Session, Act l: Scene 4 - Arrival - From Red Summer 1919 (An Instrumental Opera )

This is the session video from ACT I: Scene 4 - “Arrival,“ The track is from my Instrumental Opera called “Red Summer 1919, which also features Mike Stern and Michael Brecker as principal players. It is to be released on Veterans Day 2023 .SYNOPSIS-----Amid a divided world and clashes of culture, displaced Africans embark on a life-altering journey from their homeland. The journey begins with their arrival on foreign shores, the towering buildings and unfamiliar surroundings leaving them in awe. Chains bind them physically and emotionally as they're confined in a warehouse, their hopes seemingly imprisoned alongside their bodies. Their shared anguish is palpable in this bewildering new world as they yearn for their homeland. A white human cargo broker declares them as property in America, a harsh reality that drives them to a ritualistic plea to their ancestors. Amid orders to separate and growing sorrow, Soaritu emerges as a voice of defiance, rallying them to fight for freedom, though