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10 Sep

[ September 10th, 2024 independent release Peter Curtis – Love U The College Musical ]

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Release Date: September 10th, 2024
An album of songs from the original musical, for which Curtis wrote the music and lyrics.

“Curtis stimulates rather than spoon feeds the listener, displaying a nimble imagination, a controlled verve and an impeccable technique that allows ideas to flow” – Frank Hadley, Downbeat

“Peter Curtis puts a lot of thought and a lot of heart into his playing and writing. He has a beautiful sound, particularly on the acoustic guitar where his classical training comes through even in this jazz context.” – Guitarist Mike Stern

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08 Sep

[ September 13th, 2024 release on Libra Records: Satoko Fujii Quartet – Dog Days of Summer ]

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On Dog Days of Summer pianist/composer Satoko Fujii reconvenes her fearlessly adventurous avant jazz-rock quartet after an 18-year pause. Out September 13, 2024 via Libra Records, the band’s sixth album features Fujii with trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, bassist Takeharu Hayakawa, and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida.

“Satoko does a great job of writing challenging, quick-changing, progressive/jazz/rock music that this daredevil quartet excels at playing… As always, Satoko Fujii and her extraordinary quartet deliver the goods and keep all of us smiling.” — Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

“Fujii’s sound world is a kaleidoscope, and those familiar with her work have come to expect the unexpected. If any artist can be said to meet expectations by upsetting them, she’s one.” — Mike Chamberlain, Coda

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06 Sep

[ September 6th, 2024 independent release: HYBRID Trio – Movable Objects ]

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release date: 06.09.2024, independent

Hybrid, A new trio made up of Adam Larson, Clark Sommers, and John Kizilarmut to release a debut recording “Movable Objects“

“The tenor saxophonist Adam Larson is the sort of jazz musician who gets flagged early on as a promising talent and then hustles to meet every requirement for success”. – Nate Chinen, New York Times

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01 Sep

[ September 6th, 2024 release on Pyroclastic Records: Patricia Brennan – Breaking Stretch ]

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The Breaking Stretch, Patricia Brennan‘s 3rd LP recording, comes in the format of  7 – tet. Due out September the 6th, 2024 via Pyroclastic Records, features Jon Irabagon, Mark Shim, Adam O’Farrill, Kim Cass, Marcus Gilmore and Mauricio Herrera.

“The jazz world can get stuck in a battle between the head and the heart, but rarely do you find an improviser like Patricia Brennan [whose] music seems to exist in a realm outside the body, but stays loaded with feeling.” – Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times

“Brennan supplements her dazzling technique with two-handed independence and unexpected tonal shifts courtesy of judicious use of electronics.” – John Sharpe, The New York City Jazz Record

With each new release in her still-burgeoning career, the vision of vibraphonist/marimbist/composer Patricia Brennan has grown exponentially in both scale and scope. From the nucleus of her acclaimed solo debut Maquishti she formed a singular quartet for her venturesome follow-up, More Touch, hailed as “scarily good” by All About Jazz.

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30 Aug

[ August the 30th, 2024 release on Troubadour Jass: Delfeayo Marsalis’Uptown Jazz Orchestra – Crescent City Jewels ]

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Grammy-winning Delfeayo Marsalis and his Uptown Jazz Orchestra celebrate hometown New Orleans heroes with the spirited Crescent City Jewels

Due out August 30, 2024 via Troubadour Jass Records, the album features vocalist Tonya Boyd-Cannon and special guests Branford Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins, Davell Crawford, Maurice “Miracle Meaux” Trosclair and Herlin Riley!

“Soooo New Orleans!” – Allen Morrison, DownBeat
“You’re gonna feel like you’re at a street party in the Crescent City with trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis leading the Uptown Jazz Orchestra.” – George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly

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25 Aug

[ August the 30th, 2024 release on ODIN Records: Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Espen Berg – Maetrix ]

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In 2016, the Norwegian pianist and composer Espen Berg was commissioned to write for the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. With the opportunity to hand-pick a line-up consisting of 14 of Scandinavia’s most creative and prolific jazz artists, Espen grasped this opportunity with both hands and a mind bursting with ideas. MAETRIX premiered at Molde Int’l Jazz Festival in 2017 to a standing ovation, making the audience shake their head in awe. However, MAETRIX isn’t just an impressive feat, it’s also incredibly beautiful music.

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21 Aug

[ August the 30th, 2024 release on Miel Music: Miguel Zenon – Golden City ]

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I feel that Golden City – saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón’s sweeping suite inspired by the complex and promising history of the Bay Area – is a masterpiece.

Featuring a brilliant band with Zenón, Miles Okazaki, Matt Mitchell, Dan Weiss, Chris Tordini, Daniel Díaz, Alan Ferber, Diego Urcola, and Jacob Garchik, the album will be released August 30 via Miel Music.

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