Even Now is the result of eight years of shared breath, trust, and sound between two friends separated by distance but connected through music.

This album includes six pieces never professionally recorded until now—two of which we commissioned—and each one carries its own weight of urgency, vulnerability, and truth.

Despite the time, the space between us, and everything life brings, we kept creating.

Even now—we’re still here. Still listening. Still speaking. Together.

Track listing

Tachycardia by Marc Mellits (5:03)

dissolve by Keaton Garrett (5:41)

(un?)Fairly Ambiguous by Matthew Howell (6:37)

Powerhouse by Karalyn Schubring (8:11) (feat. Alona Khoptynets)

Towering by Parker Fritz (9:27) (feat. Alona Khoptynets)

Urban Development by Nina Shekhar (5:18)

On the Reality of Letting Go by Jacob Nance (8:07) (feat. Alona Khoptynets)

Triceratops by Matthew Kennedy (3:56) (feat. Caleb Dodson)

Akō2 Duo

AJ Nguyen, soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone

Abraham Nuñez, alto saxophone

Collaborators

Caleb Dodson, baritone saxophone

Alona Khoptynets, piano

Production Team

Diego Chapela-Perez, producer

Hannah Faircloth, illustrator

Trebor Powell, producer

Tan Truong, recording engineer