Emilio Modeste presents his new project, INSTANT ALTER, with special guests Kassa Overall and Black Buttafly. Led by saxophonist Modeste and vocalist/composer Natasha Agrama, INSTANT ALTER’s debut album is produced by legendary bandmates Stanley Clarke and Lenny White, and is set to be released later this year.

INSTANT ALTER is a meeting of four virtuosic artists meeting with a new perspective on music and the art of storytelling. Inspired by the genre-bending jazz-rock bands of the past as well as the radical protest of psychedelia and brazilian tropicália, INSTANT ALTER shares a 21st Century perspective on music that offers another path to all that are willing to search. The music holds peace and disruption with equal care and attention, illuminating the oneness of our expression as growing human beings and artists. During the offering, you will see INSTANT ALTER invite their heroes, influences, and collaborators to share the stage with them, in a celebratory affirmation of Past, Present, and Future.

Emilio Modeste saxophones
Natasha Agrama vocals
Miguel Russell drums
Ryoma Takenaga bass

+Special Guests
Black Buttafly synths
Kassa Overall drums
and more…..

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing. Watch below or on YouTube.

Emilio Modeste is a saxophonist and composer from New York City. Perhaps best known for his time performing with the late trumpet great Wallace Roney, he is currently touring with the bands of Stanley Clarke, Cindy Blackman Santana, and Dezron Douglas. Equally as adept on tenor or soprano, Modeste’s singular shining tone and sense of melody creates a gravitational field that pulls in even the most reluctant of listeners. This can be most recently heard on Steve Turre’s Generations (Smoke Records) and Dezron Douglas’ Atalaya (International Anthem) from 2022, and he is featured on Stanley Clarke’s upcoming album as well. A student of the great drummer and producer Lenny White, Modeste explores endless styles of musical expression in his artistry.

INSTANT ALTER is a new project formed by saxophonist Emilio Modeste and vocalist Natasha Agrama.
INSTANT ALTER features drummer Miguel Russell and bassist Ryo Takenaga.
INSTANT ALTER is a reorientation into a new way. A new aesthetic and a new story. These four virtuosic artists join together in service of the art of storytelling, creating a new thread of music as super-bands of the past have done—such as Return to Forever—while integrating grounded Earth Songs that call to the Brazilian Tropicália movement. Within this musical vessel lies an engine room fueled by a powerful and inimitable Bass-and-Drum connection.
INSTANT ALTER follows in the spirit of the storytellers that have graced our journeys, offering a fresh sense of melody and rhythm, leading the way to deep feeling, healing and consciousness.
INSTANT ALTER’s debut record is produced by Stanley Clarke and Lenny White (Clarke is also bandleader to Modeste and Agrama).
INSTANT ALTER is the point of change between sensitivity and earth-shaking calls for reflection; between expansion and deep dives into learning and unlearning; between a global sentiment and an individual experience.
INSTANT ALTER is happening in every living moment.