Not Living in Fear is the second album by the international female string trio
Hear in Now. Since being brought together for Italy's Womajazz Festival in 2009, they have collaborated whenever possible -- including a stint as half of
Roscoe Mitchell's sextet during his To John Coltrane concert tour in Europe. Each member has a busy solo career: Cellist
Tomeka Reid leads her own quartet with bassist
Jason Roebke, guitarist
Mary Halvorson, and drummer
Tomas Fujiwara; she is also a member of
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble. Violinist/vocalist
Mazz Swift is a member of
Greg Tate's
Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber and
William Parker's double sextet and spends time in the big league hip-hop world working with
Common and
Kanye West. Bassist
Silvia Bolognesi is a veteran of the international avant-jazz scene, having co-led dates with
Sabir Mateen and her own
Open Combo.