Nick Flea prepares to return to trumpet and "dream band"
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Nick Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is preparing for a long-awaited return to music, namely trumpet, which was his first love. On December 2, 2025, he will release the single and music video "A Plea", which will be part of a new solo album. The song, Flea admits, is “a long and stern reminder of the need to remember our humanity in difficult times.”
The recording involved outstanding musicians: guitarist Jeff Parker, drummer Deanthony Parks, double bassist Anna Butters, percussionist Mauro Refosco, trombonist Vikram Devasthali, alto flutist Ricky Washington, vocalist Chris Warren, as well as producer and saxophonist Josh Johnson. In the video for "A Plea", directed by the musician's daughter Clara Balzari, Flea performs a frantic pantomime dance from the 4th minute of the almost 8-minute composition, which is later joined by other people.
The new album, which has yet to be named, will be released in 2026 via Nonesuch Records. Flea promises to reveal details after the New Year, saying he will record an album with a "dream band made up of visionaries of modern jazz," including legendary Nick Cave, who called the collaboration a "reconciliation and apology" for past comments about the Red Hot Chili Peppers.