Alice

JOY!Guru is a collaborative studio album released on November 30, 2018, in digital media format. The project features sitarist Debashish Bhattacharya, saxophonist Wojciech Traczyk, and percussionist Hubert Zemler. The album explores intersections of Indian classical music with contemporary jazz and experimental improvisation.

The fifth track, Alice, spans 5 minutes and 40 seconds. The composition integrates Bhattacharya’s slide guitar techniques with Traczyk’s saxophone phrasing and Zemler’s percussive textures. The recording emphasizes spontaneous interaction, with layered rhythmic patterns and modal harmonic structures. No label information is explicitly documented in available sources.

Debashish Bhattacharya contributed his signature approach to the lap slide guitar, adapting raga-inspired melodic lines to the album’s cross-genre framework. Wojciech Traczyk provided saxophone improvisations that blended free jazz articulation with microtonal inflections. Hubert Zemler incorporated a mix of framed drums and prepared percussion, grounding the ensemble’s dynamic shifts. The album’s production prioritized live-take authenticity over post-processing refinement.

The release context of JOY!Guru remains partially undocumented beyond its digital distribution. No physical media editions, accompanying liner notes, or tour promotions are verified in public records. The track Alice stands as one of nine original compositions on the album, though specific thematic or lyrical references—if any—are not disclosed in available materials.