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Flea<\/a> is best known as the unruly bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/a>, but, today, he\u2019s releasing a new song on which he returns to his original instrument: the trumpet. \u201cA Plea<\/a>\u201d is out now on Nonesuch Records<\/a> and features a handful of jazz luminaries, including Jeff Parker<\/a> and Mauro Refosco, joining Flea on the track. It also comes with a music video directed by his daughter Clara Balzary<\/a>, and you can watch it below.<\/p>\n In a statement, Flea said he wrote the song to urge listeners to \u201cbuild a bridge, shine a light, make something beautiful and see somebody, give it to somebody.\u201d He continued: \u201cI don\u2019t care about the act of politics. I think there is a much more transcendent place above it where there\u2019s discourse to be had that can actually help humanity, and actually help us all to live harmoniously and productively in a way that\u2019s healthy for the world. There\u2019s a place where we meet, and it\u2019s love.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Parker on guitar and Refosco handling percussion, \u201cA Plea\u201d also features double bassist Anna Butterss, drummer Deantoni Parks, alto flutist Rickey Washington, trombonist Vikram Devasthali, and Flea on electric bass in addition to trumpet. Additional vocals are provided by Chris Warren and the song\u2019s producer Josh Johnson, who plays alto saxophone, too.<\/p>\n Red Hot Chili Peppers have been busy these past few years, releasing two albums\u2014Unlimited Love<\/em><\/a> and Return of the Dream Canteen<\/em><\/a>\u2014in 2022 alone, but Flea keeps a booked schedule of his own while not on tour with his band. In addition to being a published memoirist<\/a> and an actor in blockbuster movies<\/a>, he\u2019s also got his own podcast, This Little Light<\/em><\/a>. His debut solo EP, Helen Burns<\/em>, came out in 2012.<\/p>\n Revisit the Sunday Review of Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2019 Blood Sugar Sex Magik<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n