release date: 08.11.2024 – independent self release
In a groundbreaking convergence of cultural heritage and modern artistry, the innovative jazz ensemble “ZY THE WAY” announces the release of their highly anticipated debut full-length album, “Then And Now“.
“This Taiwanese ensemble has been pioneering a path since 2019 by seamlessly blending 3000-year-old ancient Chinese poetry from the Classic of Poetry (Shijing 詩經) with jazz, improvisation, and futuristic sounds“
Praised for his “quicksilver brilliance” (Chicago Tribune) and described as “…a sound magician with a deep understanding of composers’ intentions” (The Whole Note), Canadian violinist Christopher Whitley is an engaging and versatile performer, committed to exploring and performing music of all styles. This time he brings us to joy his self- released album Almost As Soft As Silence , out on November the 1st, 2004.
“On Solos, Canadian violinist Christopher Whitley takes what is traditionally thought of as a solitary instrument and turns it into a veritable builder of worlds […] remarkable and captivating.” — Stationary Travels
“Describe Yourself is an ambitious project that reaches into many genres and styles of performing. From period performance to premiering new works, and incorporating technologic practices – Whitley does it all, and it’s evident from the magnitude of this record.” — Yaz Lancaster, Which Sinfonia
“Canadian violinist Christopher Whitley possesses a wide-open aesthetic and abiding curiosity for all sorts of music, even though he’s rooted in classical tradition. On Describe Yourself—his frst album as an interpreter—he reveals a wide range and willingness to be challenged, tackling six disparate works, most of them commissions.” — Peter Margasak, bandcamp daily
Canadian guitarist Dan Pitt announces their second album of polymorphous jazz with the second recording of his Quintet, titled Horizontal Depths, with the music purposely written with every individual in the band in mind. That’s the step up from their debut, which was reinterpreting leader’s earlier repertoire. The album is self – release. The release will be followed with band Canadian tour.
“Dan Pitt is one of Toronto’s brightest jazz lights. Whether he’s solo, leading his trio or quintet, he’s a bubbling cauldron of creative ideas and stellar improvisation.” — Mike Greenblatt, Goldmine
“Pitt is an interesting composer whose work we want to keep an eye on. This set, by turns delicate and vigorous, hangs together nicely and cohesively, demonstrating the contemporary art of this trio.” — Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail
“The word “atmospheric” fits this cohesive set of Pitt originals. But it is “atmospheric” with guts. Composed sections slip into intervals of fluid improvisation, with an equilibrium of inspired instrumental input pervading, on a promising debut that has no fundamental flaws.” — Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
2-LP/CD reissue of Hill’s 2002 live big band recording features a fresh remaster, an extended edit of one track and a previously unreleased bonus track, available November 1, 2024 via Palmetto Records
“One of the most serious, probing personalities in the world of modern jazz.” – Leonard Feather
“His music changed my life, repeatedly, starting in the early 1990s. Every time I heard him live, I would find my usual sense of time and space overridden or intensely altered.” – Vijay Iyer
More than twenty years after the original release of legendary jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill’s 2002 live big band recording A Beautiful Day, Palmetto Records founder Matt Balitsaris felt compelled to revisit the original recordings. The music, featuring the Andrew Hill Sextet Plus Ten, was so strong that he decided to use advances in recording technology to touch up these old masters and reissue the album, with a fresh remaster, extended edit of one track and a previously unreleased bonus track.
release date: 25.10.2024 on Rune Grammofon
Five years ago, Elephant9 released two double live albums, Psychedelic Backfire I and II, the latter with guest guitarist Reine Fiske, whose favourite guitarist happened to be Terje Rypdal. With both albums out of print, Catching Fire is a most welcome addition to their discography. Recorded at a remarkable concert from 2017 in Oslo, Rypdal would turn 70 later in the year.
Dusk and Dawn is the new recording by tenor saxophonist Rich Halley, featuring his longstanding quartet with trombonist Michael Vlatkovich, bassist Clyde Reed and drummer Carson Halley. Recorded in Portland, OR in November 2023, Dusk and Dawn is the seventh release by the Rich Halley 4 and features a combination of Halley compositions and spontaneous improvisations that showcase the depth and unique interaction of the group.
“One of the major tenor saxophonists of our time.” Tom Hull, tomhull.com
“Heartland American jazz of the very highest order.” Brian Morton, Point of Departure
“Oregon-based saxophonist Rich Halley has been turning out smart, brawny music for a couple of decades.” James Hale, DownBeat
Out October 18, 2024, the double album features two quartets of close collaborators and documents the adventurous rising saxophonist’s most personal and distinctive visions for modern jazz to date.
“The saxophonist Kevin Sun has been making his mark on the New York scene of late by way of studiousness and subtlety … Sun has something original going on, too: his own feeling of loose coil and terse freedom, and a personal approach to disrupting time.” — Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times
“Sun is greasy, at times even lurid … The Fate of the Tenor makes a strong case for showing up and hearing the sounds in person sooner rather than later.” — Ethan Iverson, Transitional Technology
Object of Unknown Function, out October 18, 2024 via Pyroclastic Records, layers vintage banjos, electric and 12-string guitars and cassette recordings into an uncategorizable hybrid, one of its kind recording.
“Seabrook occupies sound worlds all his own. Is it jazz? Metal? Classical? Folk? Punk? It’s all of the above—usually at the same time.” – Brad Cohan, Bandcamp Daily
Violinist Jason Anick and pianist Jason Yeager reunite for their second co-led album Sanctuary, out October 11, 2024 via Sunnyside. Joining them are trumpeters Jason Palmer and Billy Buss, saxophonist Edmar Colón, cellist Naseem Alatrash, bassist Greg Loughman and drummer Mike Connors.
“Their music has a very focused energy, with a good dose of groove, counterpoint, emotion, and heart. It is refreshing to hear a true collaboration and to witness the clarity of their ideas being realized by such a solid and talented band.” – Grammy winning vocalist/composer Luciana Souza
“Really enjoyed listening to Sanctuary…great writing and playing by everyone involved, all crafted very elegantly. Highly recommended.” – Grammy winning saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenón
“Their music appeals as much to the mind as the spirit… it’s the content of their inventions, not any showiness or exploitation of clichés, that moves the listener.” – Bob Doerschuk, DownBeat
Release date: 11.10.2024 – self-released debut
Saxophonist / Composer, Kyle Brooks to release ” Monarch“, his first outcome shout-out to the World in the Quartet format. Accompanied by Elio Wijaya on piano and Fender Rhodes keys and pretty mighty & versatile rhythm section sporting Stephen Parisi Jr. on the bass and Kabir Dalawari on Drums.
