Granite To Glass

Brooklyn-based indie-folk chamber ensemble Granite to Glass strives to envelop each audience in positive introspection with which to heal and reflect. For several years, singer songwriter Jon Kohen performed as a solo act based in Lowell, MA, self-releasing electro-acoustic projects The Heart of the Machine and Dead Reckoning in 2014 and 2015, respectively. In 2016, Kohen joined forces with a string ensemble to release Curse the Darkness,... More

Brooklyn-based indie-folk chamber ensemble Granite to Glass strives to envelop each audience in positive introspection with which to heal and reflect. For several years, singer songwriter Jon Kohen performed as a solo act based in Lowell, MA, self-releasing electro-acoustic projects The Heart of the Machine and Dead Reckoning in 2014 and 2015, respectively. In 2016, Kohen joined forces with a string ensemble to release Curse the Darkness, Or Create a Light. Inspired by the power of the collaboration, Kohen formed musical project Granite to Glass in essence with his newfound artistic direction. Granite to Glass' debut LP For When You Need This features an orchestra and choir of over 50 performing artists from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, New England Conservatory, and Greater Boston area. Imperfect Fifth describes With Every Rainfall (#5) MV as "a vivid masterpiece from the beginning, playing with color and contrast, emphasizing small moments in a relationship." 
 Kohen moved to Brooklyn, NY in June 2017 and invited Jen Ho (violin) and Gavin Hsu (cello) to relaunch Granite to Glass with the addition of King of Nowhere frontman Jesse French, jazz multi-instrumentalist Neal Rosenthal, and percussionist Sam Parsons. Their first single release together, "A Light | Dusk"(2020), was recorded in NYC Chinatown's Church of the Transfiguration with a single binaural microphone, engineered by Ryan Majoris. A collection of the group's most veteran pieces, A Light explores what it means to love in complete and utter calm, while Dusk transcends through time and space, interpreting the concept of this journey as haunting, yet uplifting. A self-titled LP is set for release Spring 2020 Less