THe show - Deluxe Edition
Incidental Jazz for Life’s Show
The Show – Deluxe Edition is a six-song instrumental jazz EP built around the overlooked music surrounding a live performance — the atmosphere before the curtain rises, the intermission, the curtain call, the finale, and the afterparty.
The project began as a short unused film-intro cue that Goldberg later expanded into “The Show: Redux.” From there, the idea grew into a full set of jazz combo pieces imagining the music before, during, and after life’s show.
The Story
The Show – Deluxe Edition began with a forty-second piece of music written for a film intro. The filmmaker wanted something darker, but Alan Goldberg liked the cue and chose to finish it. That piece became “The Show: Redux” — a bright, upbeat instrumental that suggested the entrance music for a live stage performance.
That idea opened the door to a larger concept. Goldberg began imagining the music that exists around a show rather than inside the main performance: the audience settling in, the intermission rush, the lobby, the people checking their phones or finding refreshments, the final moments, the curtain call, and the afterparty.
The six instrumental jazz pieces were created during the pandemic, a time when live performance had largely gone quiet. Even then, Goldberg could still hear the music of a show in his head. The music uses a traditional jazz-combo palette — keys, bass, drums, saxophones, trumpet, and trombone — with a relaxed, happy, toe-tapping energy.
The result is incidental music with a purpose: a small imagined performance world, built from melody, rhythm, ensemble interplay, and the anticipation of gathering again.
Track List
1. The Show: Redux — 3:40
2. Intermizzion: One — 3:34
3. Intermezzo: Liscio — 4:52
4. Curtain Call — 4:50
5. Finale: Consumato — 4:45
6. Afterparty — 4:48
Press / EPK
For reviewers, journalists, playlist curators, and professional contacts, press materials are available for Small Acts – 20th Anniversary Edition.
The Small Acts EPK includes release information, album background, approved copy, artist bio, artwork, tracklist, credits, links, and contact details.