Media – Olive Trees’ Peaceful Ritual
Olive Trees Peaceful Ritual – highlight from event
Performed at Inwood Library (NYPL), New York City, December 20, 2026.
Olive Trees Peaceful Ritual
Music & Visuals as an Act of Peace
– “KAT” Modiano’s Jazz ensemble & Janine Sopp’s Clay Art –
Janine Sopp, an American-Palestinian ceramic artist, Director & Founder of ClaySpace Ceramic Center, Brooklyn, NY.
“KAT” Modiano ensemble:
Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano – Flute & Efx, video screening
Charenée Wade– Vocalist,
Jason Yeager- Keyboard,
Dezron Lamont Douglas – Double Bass
Norman Edward Jr. – Drums
“[A] mind bending proponent of modern soundscapes. Her approach is flawless, sensitive, and puts the listener in the middle of unique and often visual experiences…“ – Zim Tarro, Cadence Magazine, USA (2023)
“I view both life and art as layers of texture and color.” – Janine Sopp
Album title: NOMAD Imagination-Roots of Love
Genre: Electro-acoustic Urban Jazz.
All music by Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano
Artists: Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano: composition, scores, Flute &EFX and Electronic tracks, leading.
And Rashad Dobbins- MC Poet, Daniel Muschinsky- Piano and Keyboards, Kristor Brødsgaard- Double Bass and El bass, Ayi Solomon – Percussion and Vocal, Niclas campagnol- Drums
Record label: Aliud Records
Release on: November 25, 2023 globally. (CDs and online platforms)
Production: Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano.
Olive Trees Peaceful Ritual – video collage
Screened at Olive Trees’ Peaceful Ritual performance/ exhibition
December 20, 2024
Olive Trees Ritual Image-collage video created/edited by flutist/composer Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano in December 2025.
The video features mainly images of ceramic art works by Janine Sopp, an American-Palestinian ceramic artist, Director & Founder of ClaySpace Ceramic Center, Brooklyn, NY.
“[A] mind bending proponent of modern soundscapes. Her approach is flawless, sensitive, and puts the listener in the middle of unique and often visual experiences…“ – Zim Tarro, Cadence Magazine, USA (2023)
“I view both life and art as layers of texture and color.” – Janine Sopp
Album title: NOMAD Imagination-Roots of Love
Genre: Electro-acoustic Urban Jazz.
All music by Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano
Artists: Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano: composition, scores, Flute &EFX and Electronic tracks, leading.
And Rashad Dobbins- MC Poet, Daniel Muschinsky- Piano and Keyboards, Kristor Brødsgaard- Double Bass and El bass, Ayi Solomon – Percussion and Vocal, Niclas campagnol- Drums
Record label: Aliud Records
Release on: November 25, 2023 globally. (CDs and online platforms)
Production: Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano.
