Alina Bzhezhinska and Tony Kofi - Altera Vita - Sly5ThAve Remix
Description
Two-time BBC Jazz Award winner Tony Kofi (Jazz Warriors, Abdullah Ibrahim, Cymande) and harp innovator Alina Bzhezhinska (Jazz FM Award nominee, HipHarpCollective) created Altera Vita as a heartfelt tribute to Pharoah Sanders. Composed by Kofi in the wake of Sanders’ transition, this masterpiece has been adroitly remixed by Texas’ own Sly5thAve — the saxophonist/producer Prince once called “the cat with the golden horn” — tears it up with two killer versions.
Known for turning Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and Nas into orchestral epics — and for rocking stages with Questlove, Quantic, Ghost-Note, and Prince himself — Sly takes Kofi’s soulful saxophone and Alina’s hypnotic harp and drops them into head-nodding hip-hop beats and lush, lofi-jazz soundscapes.
Altera Vita means Another Life, and this two tracker remix is aptly dropping on Pharoah Sanders’ birthday — and the very day we also mark his passing — Keeping the spirit and appreciation for the career of Sanders’ alive. It’s a bold, boundary-smashing salute to a spiritual jazz giant who constantly redefined what music could be. DJs, selectors, and crate- diggers: expect deep grooves, serious musicianship, and two cuts built to stay in your rotation.
Release date: October 10th, 2025