One of The FADER’s favorite albums of 2021 (and this writer’s favorite, hands down) was Promises, a cosmic collaboration between visionary producer-composer Sam Shepherd (Floating Points), free jazz ...

The Hollywood Bowl just announced its 2023 season, which will finish with a very special show on September 20: Floating Points will pay tribute to his Promises collaborator, the late Pharoah Sanders, ...

They didn’t have much time, says Sam Shepherd. The London-based Shepherd, who composes, records and performs under the name Floating Points, remembers thinking he was flying out to Los Angeles to help ...

Indeed, what brings together Sanders and the lead musical figure in this collaboration – Sam Shepherd, or Floating Points – is their shared dedication to exploring the spiritual qualities of music ...

It’s been about three years since Floating Points, the UK producer known to the government as Sam Shepherd, teamed up with the late Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra on the great album ...

Last month, Floating Points (aka UK producer Sam Shepherd) performed Promises — his 2021 collaborative album with the London Symphony Orchestra and the late Pharoah Sanders — live for the first time ...