Album Notes

Tea With Warriors is the alias of musician John Neumann, who performs all of the instruments on this Tea With Warriors recording. John is originally from rural Western New York, and has picked up a variety of influences while moving between Western New York, Ohio, Arkansas, Oregon and Pittsburgh, where he currently lives. "Niagara" is a return to more quiet acoustic music, inspired by the nature he grew up in, but with more modern compositional structures inspired by prog rock, minimalism, folk and jazz. The goal of "Niagara" is to take the listener on a musical journey from the waters of Lake Erie, down the Niagara River, over the falls, into the sky above the farmlands of Niagara County, and finally along the Niagara gorge and out into the peaceful waters of Lake Ontario.