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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 ...
Judy Whitmore | This is Home
August 1, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Chris Walden, Judy WhitmoreOn This Is Home, vocalist Judy Whitmore marks America’s 250th anniversary with six familiar patriotic standards interpreted through her clear, theatrical delivery and the expansive arrangements of producer and conductor Chris Walden. Backed by a 39-piece ensemble drawn largely from the Pacific ...
Kenny Barron Trio | So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon
July 29, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Ben Riley, Kenny Barron, Ray DrummondRecorded at the 1995 Brecon Jazz Festival in Wales, So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon captures pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Ben Riley in a performance shaped by nearly a decade of trio chemistry. Previously unreleased for more than 30 years, the recording presents ...
Jun Iida | Bellflower
July 20, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Chris McCarthy, Giulio Xavier Cetto, Jongkuk Kim, Jun Iida, Masami Kuroki, Takafumi Nikaido, Zelda HarrisOn Bellflower, trumpeter and vocalist Jun Iida draws on memories of the cities, friendships and cultural influences that have shaped his life, joining contemporary jazz with touches of soul, hip-hop and Japanese musical sensibility. The production consists of nine Iida originals and a ...
Leigh Pilzer | Keep Holding On
July 10, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Ally Hany Albrecht, Greg Holloway, Jen Krupa, Joe Jackson, Kenny Rittenhouse, Leigh Pilzer, Paul BratcherLeigh Pilzer has long been admired as one of the foremost voices on baritone saxophone, and Keep Holding On presents her in a streamlined organ-trio setting that places equal emphasis on her expressive playing and increasingly confident writing. Backed by Paul Bratcher on Hammond B3 organ and ...
