02 Aug

[ August 11th, 2023 release on Imani Records: Ember Trio – August in March ]

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Due out August 11, 2023 via Orrin Evans’ Imani Records imprint, the adventurous trio features saxophonist/trumpeter Caleb Wheeler Curtis, bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer Vincent Sperrazza

“The individual approaches to modern melodic improvisation within the collective memory of the musicians soeasily rise to the surface… The union of the three is in many ways emblematic of the jazz scene growing in Brooklyn that often crosses lines of genre in joyous and innovative ways.” – Paul Rauch, All About Jazz

“The group’s collective improvisational spirit is effortless.” – Veronica Johnson, JazzTimes

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04 Jul

[ July 21st, 2023 release on MAMA records: Chuck Owen & WDR Big Band w. Sara Caswell – Renderings ]

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Renderings, due out July 21, 2023 via MAMA Records, features guest violinist Sara Caswell and a repertoire of jazz standards and music by Owen, WDR members, and Chick Corea

“Owen is . . . producing music of considerable finesse, rich in detail and harmonic sophistication, at turns powerfully exultant, sharp, incisive and evocatively elegiac.” – Euan Dixon, Jazz Views

“Owen is particularly gifted in creating musical vignettes that stay with the listener long after they’re played.” – Thomas Cunliffe, JazzHistory Online

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02 Jul

[ July 14th, 2023 release via Suisa: Gabriela Martina – Homage to Grämlis ]

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Swiss vocalist/composer Gabriela Martina draws inspiration from nature and her family homestead for her stunning new song cycle Homage to Grämlis. Due out July 14, 2023, the album features 11 stylistically diverse original compositions melding jazz, blues, gospel, pop, American Songbook craft, funk and Alpine roots. Martina’s stellar band includes guitarist Jussi Reijonen, accordionist Ben Rosenblum, pianist Maxim Lubarsky, bassist Kyle Miles, and drummer Vancil Cooper.

★★★★“Gabriela Martin’s Swiss roots offer an incredible range…stunningly sung.” – John Ephland, DownBeat

“The songwriting and the singing both recall Joni Mitchell.” – Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz

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30 Jun

[ June 30th, 2023 release on Jazzland Recordings: Lilja – Mirage ]

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release date: 30.06.2023 via Jazzland Recordings

… an impressive and thoroughly riveting album …[the] distinctive vocals are haunting in all senses of the word ★★★★ BBC Music Magazine

Oddrun Lilja Jonsdottir is a versatile and innovative composer, guitarist and vocalist from Oslo’s jazz scene. As an artist, she tours the world, and has had collaborative projects with musicians in India, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Iceland and New York, among others. She is currently a composer with Tingingsverket (commissioned music) for Vossa Jazz’s 50th anniversary in 2023, contributing her work “I”.

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21 Jun

[ June the 23rd, 2023 release on Cellar music: Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra ‘Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined)’ ]

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Composer Daniel Hersog puts a fresh spin on beloved traditional songs and more with his big band album Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined). The album features the 17-piece Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra with star soloists guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, multi-reed ace Scott Robinson, saxophonist Noah Preminger and pianist Frank Carlberg.

Out on June 23, 2023 via Cellar Music, the album follows 2020’s Night Devoid of Stars, the initial release by Hersog’s big band. As Selwyn Harris wrote in Jazzwise, that album was “a mature, superbly crafted statement that doesn’t sound anything like a debut.”

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17 Jun

[ June the 23rd, 2023 release on Sunnyside Recs: Noah Haidu – Standards, with Buster Williams, Lewis Nash, Peter Washington, Steve Wilson ]

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Pianist/composer Noah Haidu’s new album Standards – out Friday June 23, 2023 via Sunnyside Records – celebrates the 40th anniversary of the release that launched Keith Jarrett’s great Standards Trio.

“He has developed his own compelling brand of pianism…The eight tracks here form less a tribute than a reflection on the ways in which Mr. Jarrett’s approach to the piano, to a standard, to the communication within a trio—get absorbed and distilled by Mr. Haidu’s own trio with bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy Hart, and on how pain gives way to joy.” – Larry Blumenfeld, Wall Street Journal writing about Haidu’s SLOWLY

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16 Jun

[ June 16th, 2023 via Solid Jackson Record: Javon Jackson’s ‘With Peter Bradley’ Soundtrack and Original Score ]

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“With Peter Bradley” Soundtrack and Original Score – out today June 16, 2023 via Solid Jackson Records – features Jackson’s stellar quartet with pianist Jeremy Manasia, bassist David Williams and drummers McClenty Hunter or Charles Goold, with guest trumpeter Greg Glassman. Jackson’s gift for musical portraiture is evident in the score, which nods to some of Bradley’s favorite jazz icons – including Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Jackson’s former employer, Art Blakey – while vibrantly capturing the moods and personalities of the film and its subject.

“Javon Jackson has a lengthy history as a leathery-toned and warm tenor-sax man.” – A.D. Amorosi, JazzTimes
“Peter Bradley’s taste in music is as hip as it gets… [So] he should be very happy with Javon Jackson’s original soundtrack (so should all viewers of discerning taste). The tenor player definitely evokes the vibe of vintage Blue Note hardbop, but he keeps it a bit lighter and springier, to help propel the film along.” – Joe Bendel, J.B. Spins

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12 Jun

[ June the 15th, 2023 release on Corner Store Jazz: Phil Haynes, David Liebman & Phil Gress ‘Coda(s): No Fast Food III ]

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Drummer/Composer Phil Haynes launches an ambitious three-year release schedule with a new album by his adventurous trio No Fast Food. Coda(s), due out on Haynes’ 62nd birthday, June 15, 2023 via his Corner Store Jazz imprint, reunites the drummer with legendary saxophonist David Liebman and bassist Drew Gress. The release is the first of several planned through 2025, including Haynes’ memoir Chasing the Masters with an accompanying 62-track audio compilation

“[No Fast Food is] freewheeling free-bop… by a musically flexible trio of masters hellbent on dealing beauty.” – Dave Wayne, All About Jazz

“Since arriving in New York from Oregon in 1983, drummer Phil Haynes established himself as a potent force on the downtown composer/improviser scene.” – Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

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