Written By: Big C Photo Credit: Hannah Gray Hall Conversation doesn’t always need words! Julian Lage explores that idea on Talking Drum , a fluid, exploratory new track that foregrounds interplay over exhibition. Lifted from his forthcoming album Scenes From Above , the piece unfolds as a living exchange, where melody and rhythm circulate freely among four players listening as intently as they speak. Recorded with a newly assembled quartet featuring John Medeski, Jorge Roede