Orrin Evans

07 Jul

[July the 15th, 2022 release on Imani Records: Caleb Wheeler Curtis – Heatmap]

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Heatmap, due out July 15, 2022 via Imani Records, features pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Gerald Cleaver .

“Saxophonist Caleb Wheeler Curtis negotiates taut, bop-flavored contours with a meld of Desmond-like coolness and blues-toughened acerb.” – David Whiteis, JazzTimes

“Caleb Wheeler Curtis’ alto sax playing [is] intensely focused and garrulously inventive, digging deep into progressive bop through to post-Coltrane/Ornette free jazz and R&B-funk traditions.” – Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise

13 Sep

[ September the 17th, 2021 release via Artist Share: Jon Gordon – Stranger Than Fiction ]

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release date: 17.09.2021 via Artist Share

“ Jon Gordon is a master. His compositions, improvisation, tone, and technical virtuosity set him apart as an elite musician for our time.” – Brandon Bernstein, Jazz Improv NY

“Gordon has embraced the history of his instrument, carrying with it the ability to extend music as a universal language.” – Wayne Shorter

Truth has become a bizarrely contentious issue in this divisive era of fake news and alternative facts. Still, as alto saxophonist and composer Jon Gordon points out on his latest album, one oft-repeated maxim may be more true now than ever: that truth itself is indeed Stranger Than Fiction. Over the course of ten original compositions arranged for a stellar nonet, Gordon explores the warped modern existence that we’ve all grappled with during the past several months and years.