The Residency - Vol. 42 - "Homecoming" - Grand Opening - ITAI x Miles Jay

The Residency - Sound Connections

Vol. 42 - "Homecoming" 🏡 (Grand Opening)

ITAI x Miles Jay 🦢 ❤️ 🦢

Thursday - 09.24.26 @ The Zula Den

***Promo codes and ticket discounts available at:

https://www.patreon.com/SoundConnections

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Homecoming:

There are special meanings that live in the word Homecoming. It's not just arriving somewhere, it's returning to a place that already knows you, and you know it is a place where you belong…

From the first day at the Zula Den we felt that strong sense of belonging, and throughout the season we watched more and more of you become part of that feeling, we belong to each other, like the swans touching heads and creating one heart…

After a summer away, this is the GRAND OPENING. The night that the whole flock comes back to the nest. We’d like for this to be an opportunity to return to the parts of ourselves we have forgotten along the way.

The version of us that dances. The version that lets go. The version that remembers what it feels like to be fully here, in the moment, surrounded by our people (or swans).

And in the theme of our homecoming night: Miles Jay also returns to Swan with me, and create a soundtrack that never happened before, and will never happen again…

While we prepare for this magical night, we would also like to prompt you to ponder on the theme:

What feels like home to you? not just a place, but the experience?

And what part of yourself are you coming home to?

On Thursday, September 24th, we re-open the doors of the Zula Den, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you all…

We call it "Sound Connections" - connections that our sound, with others, with self, and with something bigger than all of us...

Step into the Swan Lake Circle. ✨

✨ Miles Jay 🎻Miles Jay is an upright bassist, multi-instrumentalist, film composer, producer, and luthier whose sound carries the intimacy of a solo voice and the scope of a cinematic world. Also known as a key member of BEATS ANTIQUE. Shaped by a decade across Egypt, Lebanon, Greece, and Syria, he's shared stages with artists like Youssou N'Dour and Mashrou' Leila, and served as Music Director for the Nile Project's 17-member touring ensemble—while building his own travel-ready upright, the JayBass, to carry the groove wherever the road leads.

✨ ITAI 🎷🎹 Saxophonist and live-electronic artist; founder of The Residency. Blending Middle Eastern roots, jazz improvisation, and groove-forward electronics, he guides face-to-face, one-night-only collaborations into real-time Sound Connections.

What to expect? 🕗 8:00 PM - Tea Lounge Opens (arrive early, settle in, connect) 🕗 8:45 PM - Diving into the theme Interactive ways to explore "Homecoming" (experimental) 🎶 9:00 PM - Music Begins (continuous flow until we are done) 🕚 11:00 PM - Music Ends (stay and hang out no rush to go home)

🥤 BYOB - bring what you like to sip or eat (no illegal stuff)

🍵 Tea & light snacks provided

📍 The Zula Den - 4011 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

🚗 Free street parking nearby

*** The Dance floor can be a soft and vulnerable space. We like to be present with each other therefore we request it being a "No Phone Zone" (we will record the sessions and take some snippets which will be shared on the Sound Connections Patreon channel).

For similar reasons, we would love to keep the dance floor a "No Shoes on the dance floor".

💬 You are part of the experience, please dance, scream, sing as long as you respect other people's space and experience as well <3

***If you want to add an instrument please coordinate in advance since the curation of the night is very intentional.

*** All Sets are being filmed and recorded, pay attention to the "dark areas" if you don't want to be on camera!

🤫 Let's keep deep conversations off the dancing areas... It's not meant to be a "no talking" environment and most people are trying to connect with the music in a non-verbal way. A great place for deeper conversations is the Tea Lounge (:

The Tea Lounge 🍵The Tea Lounge is an inseparable part of The Residency's cozy season.Tea Lounge opens at 8pm, please join us for a cup of tea, games and a hang.

The Story of The Residency - Sound Connections:

From ITAI: “After years of touring the world and playing on the biggest stages I could imagine, I started looking for something deeper. Indeed there is real magic in playing in front of big crowds, yet I was craving something, an ongoing connection, to root into my community, and for that, I knew I needed a consistent local experience, which is how The Residency was born.

This new season of The Residency is about deepening our connection, as we grow as individuals and as a community. If the artists are the first swans, creating the spark together, this season is about the audience swanning as well, reflecting back at each other, and at the artists, in a beautiful swan lake of mirroring.

Every Thursday, we'll feature one very special guest artist, sitting across from me as we create the soundtrack for the night from scratch. What is Swanning?

Like two swans facing each other in a moment of deep connection, this allows us to share and respond, creating something raw, alive, and unrepeatable. In this format, the audience surrounds the face-to-face artists which forms a circle that makes everyone part of the experience. Step into the circle (:

The Zula Den:

The Zula Den is a subsidiary of the non-profit Zula Project which is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization. The Zula Den was created to hold space for our facilitators and their guests, our artists and their music, our teachers and their students... Founded by husband & wife duo Eldad Alfi (@eldadalfi) and Chris Santillan (@chriss2385)

Much Love, ITAI, Miles Jay & The Residency Swans ❤️

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