NOW to NOW - manifesto

Описание: "From NOW to NOW" marks the creation of the first spoken word jazz concept album in Romania — a sound ritual about presence, transformation, and the return to the Self, at the intersection of contemporary jazz, spoken word, and electronica.
The generative concept behind the creative process explores continuous transformation anchored in the present, inspired by the universality of spiritual practices in conjunction with neuroscientific research on consciousness and neuroplasticity.
This manifesto is a visual poem that traces the universal steps of transformation: stopping, truth, allowing, embodiment, remembering, manifesting and union.
It is an invitation to presence, to the beauty of fragility, and to the dance between the sacred and the playful.
The first single will be released on October 23, 2025. Stay present!

Album launch tour:
11 Nov 2025 – București, Expirat
13 Nov 2025 – Cluj-Napoca, Edison House of Music
14 Nov 2025 – Timișoara, Escape Underground Hub

Credits
Film — Gabriel Durlan
Music & Lyrics — A-C Leonte
Mix & Master — Uțu Pascu

Parteners: Fundația Carol von Linde, Green Cottage Râșnov, Asociația Mindfulness, SoundStil Brașov

Cultural project co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or for the way in which the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.

Proiect cultural co-finanţat de Administraţia Fondului Cultural Naţional. Proiectul nu reprezintă în mod necesar poziţia Administrației Fondului Cultural Național. AFCN nu este responsabilă de conținutul proiectului sau de modul în care rezultatele proiectului pot fi folosite. Acestea sunt în întregime responsabilitatea beneficiarului finanțării.