Belaya returns to Roulette to premiere her commission "New Childhood", written for her band Дача (pronounced "Dacha"), a word in Russian meaning a summer home that is a resting place of simpler means. The ensemble explores the intersection of improvisation, Russian folk music, Soviet bard songs, and American jazz.

"New Childhood" explores Belaya's journey since her "Dacha: Live at Roulette" release in 2020. The music is a convening with PTSD diagnosis, sexuality and harassment, the female body and its changing form, the loss of her grandfather (a lifelong pediatrician) to COVID, and the continued unfolding of her mother's sudden disappearance in 2014.

"New Childhood" considers meeting the present self in communion with the inner child. In its most grounded form, the music guides a pathway to healing by providing the inner child with a "new childhood" in its adult iteration. Inspired by the writings of Bell Hooks and Sonya Renee Taylor, Belaya centers the commitment to spiritual growth as a template for communal healing.

Sonya Belaya - piano, voice, compositions

Stephen Boegehold - drums

Nick Dunston - bass

Ledah Finck - violin

Wesley Hornpetrie - cello

Kalia Vandever - trombone

Chris Williams - trumpet