Chamber of Bones: Pura Fé & Jesse Zubot with String
In 2022, Jesse Zubot and co-composer Wayne Lavallee invited the acclaimed singer-songwriter Pura Fé to contribute vocals to their score for the epic feature film and 5-part series Bones of Crows, directed by Marie Clements. Interacting with the chamber ensemble that Zubot conducted in real time, Fé completely inhabited the music’s tense atmospherics and sweeping emotional range; most of her improvisations were one-take magic. Zubot and Fé return to this sonic landscape for the challenging, spirit-animating collaboration Chamber of Bones.
Pura Fé is an artist, activist, and storyteller of Tuscarora and Taino heritage, known for her impassioned vocals, slide guitar fireworks, and powerful songs that touch on folk, gospel, and blues traditions. In 1987, she co-founded the renowned Indigenous women’s a cappella group Ulali, and since 1995 she’s been releasing solo albums and collaborating with the likes of Indigo Girls and Robbie Robertson.
With multiple JUNOs, WCMAs, and National Jazz Awards on the mantle, Jesse Zubot is known for virtuosic violin playing, cutting edge production style, and collaborations with avant-innovators like Darius Jones and Joe Fonda, indie artists Dan Mangan and Stars, and the incomparable Tanya Tagaq. In recent years, he’s created enveloping scores for films like Indian Horse and Monkey Beach.
Pura Fé and Jesse Zubot are joined by an incredible cast of local string players and improvisors: Parmela Attariwala, Meredith Bates, Trent Freeman, Marina Hasselberg, Nikko Whitworth, and Joshua Zubot.
