In a previous release, JALC said the new, six-movement work was "based upon the dance rhythms of choro, waltz, blues, bossa nova, habanera, and African 6/8." The Orion also collaborated with Marsalis in 1995, premiering and recording his quartet At the Octoroon Balls.
Marsalis is expected to return for JALC's spring gala concert on June 5 at the Apollo Theater.