(L-R) Amino Belyamani (piano), Sam Minaie (bass), Mazz Swift (violin), Brad Shepik (guitar, tambura, saz), John Hadfield (percussion) photography by Caroline Mardok.

Human Activity Suite Part 2 – Code Red is a ten movement meditation on the degree to which the danger to the planet has increased over the past fifteen years and the disastrous effects on local populations around the world. It is also a response to Shepik's 2007 composition Human Activity Suite which was organized around the seven continents and the global effects of human activity on climate. By the summer of 2021 and the IPCC report on Climate Change it has become clear that the effects of climate change will increase in severity and continue to be felt by everyone in every corner of the world. This new suite Human Activity Part 2- Code Red focus on local effects of climate change and will aim to inspire people to take action locally within their community to both preserve local ecosystems and adapt in a sustainable way for future generations. The piece features Brad Shepik (composer, guitar, tambura, saz) Mazz Swift (violin, voice) Amino Belyamani (piano), Sam Minaie (bass), John Hadfield (percussion).

“This beautiful collaboration, offers further evidence for Shepik as one of
the most consistently creative and stimulating guitarist-composers on the
scene today”
— JazzTimes

Flyer for the the premire of Human Activity Suite - Code Red October 30, 2021 at Bronx River Art Center