Dana and Alden, with Alex Amen — live event on Oct 30, 2026
Dana and Alden live at Cat's Cradle - Back Room, Carrboro on Fri, Oct 30, 8:00 PM. Tickets from $22.75. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
Jazz duo Dana & Alden have always had a wanderlust, something they credit to their maternal grandfather. Affectionately known as Papa, he was the kind of person others naturally gravitate towards. It was a photograph from one of his trips to Asia that inspired the Eugene, OR duo’s new album Papa’s Boat. In the image Papa is looking out across the horizon and stood next to his boat Sŵn y Môr (Welsh for “Sound of the Sea.”) “I think so much of what Alden and I are doing comes from just watching him live his own unique life,” says Dana. Alden agrees. “His emboldened, passionate personality gave us permission to be our own selves, to be unconventional and draw outside of the box.” Recorded with Malcolm Catto in London in March 2025, Papa’s Boat combines all their childhood love and global experience to create an ecstatic sound built on Dana’s saxophone and Alden’s drums. Recorded with the duo’s backing band, Ebba Dankel (vocals and keys), Andrew Mitchell (bass), Eli Torgersen (vocals and…
Starts: Fri, Oct 30, 8:00 PM
Ends: Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 PM
Where: 300 East Main Street, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510, United States
Price: $22.75
Lineup
Venue: Cat's Cradle Back Room
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