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Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra – Portraits and Places
September 2, 2016(Origin Records) Portraits and Places is power-packed leap into the modern big band genre from composer, conductor and arranger Scott Reeves. Reeves, a veteran of other band ensembles, is free here to present his ...
Roberta Piket – One for Marian: Celebrating Marian McPartland
July 29, 2016(Thirteenth Note Records) Pianist-composer Roberta Piket turns in one of our favorites of the year with this recording. One for Marian: Celebrating Marian McPartland is indeed a colorful celebration of the late ...
Ann Hampton Calloway – The Hope of Christmas
December 25, 2015(MCG Jazz) Creating a new album of songs to express the well-worn path of December standards is a tall order, but that’s exactly what songwriter William Schermerhorn does incredibly well with this project. On ...
Jason Jackson – Inspiration
September 23, 2014(Jack & Hill Music) Inspiration from trombonist/composer Jason Jackson is as inspired as the title implies. Releasing on October 14th, this endeavor comes 13 years after his previous recording and it is a ...
Jeff Tain Watts – Family
April 29, 2011(Dark Key Music) Family from drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts is truly a work that lives up to the title. All of the compositions on the project were inspired by members of his immediate and adopted family. ...