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ISBN is the project of multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and educator Isabel Leong, extending her work beyond leading the acclaimed Ghibli Jazz Orchestra into a more intimate ensemble setting. In this project, she explores a wide-ranging palette of jazz languages through a flexible, collaborative approach that keeps the music in constant motion. Joined by vocalist Sofia Avelino, bassist Bella Fedrigo, and alto saxophonist Nicholas Wise, Leong moves between standards, modern jazz, Latin repertoire, original compositions, and jazz-inflected folk. The result is a set of music that reflects both her arranger’s imagination and her instinct for narrative-driven performance.