Composer, producer, writer and multi-instrumentalist, and, in their own words, a “proud stutterer” (a trait reflected in the spelling of their artistic name), JJJJJerome Ellis received widespread acclaim with the release of their 2021 debut, ‘The Clearing’. Published alongside a book of the same name, ‘The Clearing’ used this diptych of sound and writing to question the very notion of linear time through Ellis's own lived experience. The result was a liberating process of self-discovery, in which echoes of jazz, resonating through horns and piano in dialogue with electronic textures and hip-hop-inflected rhythms, chart a living historical map of Black resistance and rebellion. This exploration of an entire world of possibilities continued last year with ‘Vesper Sparrow’, released by Shelter Press, and an essential listening for those who appreciate the art of levitation.