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Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves | Dedicated To You
October 2, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Eric Revis, Joey Calderazzo, Justin FaulknerSaxophonist Branford Marsalis and vocalist Dianne Reeves bring warmth and expressive depth to Dedicated To You, a celebration of John Coltrane’s centennial that revisits the saxophonist’s landmark collaboration with Johnny Hartman. Reeves’ rich vocal presence and sensitivity to a lyric ...
Azar Lawrence | Turn The Music Up
October 1, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Adam Moseley, Azar Lawrence, Brian Swartz, David Leach, Gerald Brown, Lynne Fiddmont, Munyungo Jackson, Quinn Carson, Robert Turner, Taka Mori, Yayo MoralesAzar Lawrence brings the spiritual intensity of his jazz roots into a vibrant contemporary setting on Turn The Music Up, blending expansive improvisation with Brazilian rhythms, funk, and reflective ballads. Lawrence on tenor and soprano saxophones leads The Azar Lawrence Experience through a ...
Jimbo Ross | Beyond The Groove
September 30, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Jimbo Ross, Joe Gaeta, Peter Marshall, Ron Wagner, Stuart ElsterJimbo Ross gives classic jazz repertoire an appealing string-centered mode on Beyond The Groove, a spirited collection that pairs the warmth of his five-string electric viola/violin with the rhythmic drive of bebop and hard bop. Ross moves comfortably between agile, sharply accented phrases and ...
Greg Chako | Hard Bop For The Record
September 25, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Alex Merk, Brooks Giles, David Lloyd, Greg Chako, Spencer MerkGuitarist and composer Greg Chako brings a warm, assured voice to Hard Bop For The Record, a set of ten original compositions rooted in hard bop’s swing and blues feeling. With no piano in the quintet, Chako’s guitar gives the music its harmonic foundation while Brooks Giles on tenor and ...
Jeff Colella & Putter Smith | Between Friends
September 16, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Jeff Colella, Putter SmithThe easy rapport between pianist Jeff Colella and bassist Putter Smith gives Between Friends the warmth and spontaneity of an unhurried musical conversation. Following their earlier duo recording, the two longtime collaborators reunite for an intimate session in which Colella’s lyrical touch ...
Haruna Fukazawa | Plays The Wrong Time
September 15, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Bill Moring, Blue Mitchell, David DeMotta, Edward Heyman, Fran Landesman, Haruna Fukazawa, Steve Johns, Steve Wilson, Thelonious Monk, Tommy Wolf, Victor YoungFlautist, composer and arranger Haruna Fukazawa steps confidently into the spotlight with Plays at the Wrong Time, an engaging mix of originals and imaginative interpretations distinguished by rhythmic surprises, shifting meters and richly harmonized woodwinds. Fukazawa’s expressive flute and ...
Steve Rawlins | Word on the Street
August 25, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Grant Geissman, Hussain Jiffry, Isela Sotelo, John Ferraro, Ken Wild, Marisa Bradfield, Sal Lozano, Steve Rawlins, Victoria RawlinsVeteran pianist, composer and arranger Steve Rawlins steps confidently into the spotlight with Word on the Street, an engaging set that moves easily through straight-ahead jazz, samba, bossa nova, blues and lyrical balladry. Rawlins’ polished writing and buoyant piano work are complemented by ...
Jeremy Green | In Motion
August 20, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Allen Hinds, Chase Baird, Jared James Nichols, Jeremy Green, Jimmy Haslip, Keith Carlock, Mark Lettieri, Mark Levron, Mike Stern, Moto Fukushima, Oz Noy, Rich Brown, Tim Lefebvre, Will LeeGuitarist and composer Jeremy Green delivers eight original pieces on In Motion built around muscular grooves, layered riffs and the language of jazz-rock fusion. Green on guitar and Keith Carlock on drums provide the album’s foundation, joined by Mark Lettieri, Mike Stern, Allen Hinds, Jared ...
Lisa Rich | I Still Rise
August 19, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Dave Ballou, Drew Gress, Lisa Rich, Marc CoplandOn I Still Rise, vocalist Lisa Rich approaches a wide-ranging collection of standards and original material with an improviser’s instincts, reshaping familiar melodies through supple phrasing, rhythmic displacement and expressive scat singing. The drummerless setting gives the music an ...
Will Schneider Trio | Convergence
August 4, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: A.J. Shank, Andrew Peck, Brad Billmaier, Geoffery Schneider, Will SchneiderFrench horn played and composer Will Schneider leads a chordless ensemble through seven original compositions on Convergence, that draw equally from contemporary jazz, chamber music and open improvisation. Andrew Peck on bass and Brad Billmaier on drums function less as a conventional rhythm ...
