release date: 21.01.2022 on TUM Records
Ode to O is the second release by the OGJB Quartet featuring four leaders in their own right, saxophonist Oliver Lake, cornetist Graham Haynes, bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Barry Altschul. As with their first release, Bamako, each member has contributed compositions to the new recording which also features two collective improvisations.
release date: 18 October 2019
World music pioneer Adam Rudolph and his ground-breaking Go: Organic Orchestra join forces with Brooklyn Raga Massive to create monumental new album: Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas, due out October 18, 2019 via Meta Records, bridges generations, cultures and traditions in a deep-rooted, forward-looking sound born of 21st-century innovation and hybrid voices
“Ragmala, A Garden of Ragas stands as a testament to his sui generis creative process. The two-disc set – a gorgeously complex tapestry of sounds, hues and sensations – features Rudolph’s Go: Organic Orchestra… in a sublime pairing with the Brooklyn Raga Massive.” – Suzanne Lorge, DownBeat Magazine
“Ragmala A Garland of Ragas is magnificent music for our times: earthy, glowing, roving and boundless in its creativity and challenging vision for a world united by music.” – Nelson Brill, Boston Concert Reviews
“Two of the most interesting bands in the USA….In the jazz world, not since Sun Ra has this reviewer heard anything so successful at reaching the parts other music generally fails to reach. Rudolph’s music could be described as magisterial, if this were not too high ego a term for such frankly generous, often improvisational playing and seamless integration of global sounds. This double album feels like a milestone in the evolution of truly world music.” – Fiona Mactaggart, London Jazz
