Project Flora Album Release Show / Jim Connolly

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Project Flora Album Release Show / Jim Connolly Thursday, September 3, 2026 10:00 PM 11:59 PM 22:00 23:59 The Lilypad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA, 02139 (map) Google Calendar ICS $15 admission / 10:30 show / 10pm doors / standing Project Flora celebrates their release of The Only Constant , playing the album in its entirety in addition to new unreleased music. Featuring Jim Connolly performing a solo set of music for trombone and electronics. Boston-based Project Flora inhabits the intersection of progressive metal and modern jazz, yielding experimental compositions defined by their ferocity as much as their finesse. Their debut album, The Only Constant , dropping September 4, 2026, combines complex rhythms and lyrical melodies within evolving compositions. The music’s dynamic nature can be both relentlessly aggressive and disarmingly vulnerable. Project Flora features: Niko Malinowski - Guitar and Compositions Anthony Defeo-Gelman - Soprano and Tenor Saxophone Matan Kesselman - Keyboard Matt Walsh - Bass Corey Hall - Drums For fans of: Tigran Hamasyan, Animals as Leaders, Plini, Ben Monder Project Flora Originally from the Hudson Valley region of New York, Jim Connolly is currently a Boston based Trombonist and composer. Jim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Composition from Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Ayn Inserto and Greg Hopkins, and a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Frank Carlberg, Ken Schaphorst Anna Webber and Kalia Vandever. Before earning his degrees, Jim served 5 years in the Marine Corps Band, where he served as a bass trombone instrumentalist and Assistant Enlisted Conductor with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band. With his music, Jim aims to sculpt unique soundscapes that entice both listeners and improvisers to carve their own narrative in the music. Jim Connolly Posted in Fusion , Jazz , Progressive Rock , Electronic