17 Apr

[ April 19, 2024 release via Outside in Music: Owen Broder – Hodges: Front and Center, Vol. 2 ]

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For his second volume of his tribute to alto great Johnny Hodges, saxophonist Owen Broder explores Hodges work with Duke Ellington and beyond. Joining Broder on Hodges: Front and Center, Vol. 2 is a quintet featuring trumpeter Riley Mulherkar, pianist Carmen Staaf, bassist Barry Stephenson and drummer Bryan Carter. The album will be released April 19, 2024 via Outside in Music.

“A heartfelt tribute without ever aping the object of his affection or straying too far from the path. In short, [Broder] finds a perfect balance.” – Dan Bilawsky, New York City Jazz Record

07 Nov

[ November the 11th, 2022 release via Sunnyside Records: Jason Yeager – Unstuck in Time, The Kurt Vonnegut Suite ]

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Due out via Sunnyside Records on the author’s 100^th birthday, November 11, 2022, Unstuck in Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite features Yeager’s gifted septet along with guest soloist Miguel Zenón

“ [Jason] always impressed me with his talent, his curiosity and his desire to create his own music while really investigating the jazz piano tradition.” – Fred Hersch, pianist/composer, Doris Duke fellow

“This music is marvelous and I believe would have been right up my father’s alley.” – Edith Vonnegut, artist

Album Release Concerts Oct. 28 Framingham, MA; Oct. 29 Portland, ME; Nov. 10 South Bend, IN; Nov. 11 Indianapolis, IN; Nov. 12 Jasper, IN; December 9 Brooklyn, NY and more

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07 Oct

[ October the 14th, 2022 release on Outside in Music: Owen Broder ‘Hodges Front and Center, Vol. 1 ]

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“ The combination of traditional folk tunes, Copland-like flourishes and superb musicianship result in a transcendent work of art—one that celebrates human imagination while evoking the natural beauty of windswept prairies.” – Bobby Reed, DownBeat (review of Heritage)

“ [Owen Broder] employs a past-via-the-present compositional technique with ingenuity and skill, producing music of genuine warmth and majesty.” – Brian Zimmerman, Jazziz