In partnership with Music and Riots and International Anthem, Music on Music is excited to present a listening session of Jeff Parker ETA IVtet’s brand new album Happy Today , taking place at RCA Porto/Espaço Agra on May 13th, 2026 (9:00pm). This pre-release event is yielded by a premiere screening of the newly announced album-length concert film directed by Charlie Weinmann, followed by an exclusive, pre-recorded interview with Jeff Parker. The concert film documents the August 2025 performance by legendary guitarist/bandleader Jeff Parker and his ETA IVtet – with drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Anna Butterss, and saxophonist Josh Johnson – at Lodge Room in Highland Park, Los Angeles. Parker's third and newest ETA IVtet album will be released on May 15h.

Happy Today is the ETA IVtet’s first recording made outside of the now-shuttered, widely-beloved Los Angeles micro-club ETA. Part laboratory, part low-stakes proving ground, ETA was where the band’s collective sound coalesced over the course of a storied seven-year Monday night residency that yielded two critically-acclaimed records — 2022’s Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy and 2024’s The Way Out of Easy. With Happy Today, that sound — honed in such an intimate setting — is scaled up for a much larger audience and space at Lodge Room. But the essential formula remains the same, and has the same hypnotic, deeply-tuned listening effect. The almost alchemical musical communication creates a feeling of connection not only between the band members but also between the band and their audience – an ongoing trust exercise that invites listeners to become part of the exchange, and experience the joy of deep listening.