15 Jul

[ July 17th, 2026 release via ACP Records – New England Jazz Collaborative – Tributaries ]

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Tributaries, out July 17, 2026 via ACP Records, features six new works for big band by four composers: founder Jeremy Cohen, Darryl Harper, Matan Rubinstein and Sam Spear

“The compositions offer a diverse range of styles, textures, and moods, highlighting the strength and versatility of the musicians. Each performer contributes a dynamic presence and expression to the music, creating a vibrant soundscape that defines the ensemble’s creativity, individuality, and collaborative spirit.” – Regina Carter

“The music on this new album by the New England Jazz Collaborative is fantastic… I hear the individual voices of Jeremy, Matan, Darryl, and Sam… It’s refreshing and uplifting to hear this music.“ – Ben Allison

“The uniform excellence and diversity of the present music has created a powerful debut…” – Bob Blumenthal

20 Mar

[ March 20th, 2026 release via Palmetto Records – Brian Landrus – Just When You Think You Know ]

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Woodwind master Brian Landrus’ powerfully eclectic new album Just When You Think You Know, is out today , March 20, 2026, from BlueLand/Palmetto Records. Featuring a remarkably versatile quintet – bassist Lonnie Plaxico, drummer Rudy Royston, guitarist Dave Stryker and pianist Zaccai Curtis – the album is already earning acclaim.

“This is one of the best recordings I’ve heard this year so far. It’s just perfect.” – Al Davis, GBH Radio

“Gorgeous melodies and rhythmic groove undercut the finely honed harmonic nature of many of these works, stirring up the sensibilities without holding anyone at arm’s length. Totally accessible, tonally nuanced and enticing music.” – John Hammel, Homegrown Radio NJ

“An explorer of low-register sonorities and a composer with an ear tuned as much to architecture as to atmosphere, Brian Landrus has steadily built a body of work that resists easy categorization. On Just When You Think You Know, he advances that trajectory with a recording that is less a stylistic pivot than a deepening…. Indispensable.” – Thierry de Clémensat, Paris Move

“[Brian Landrus is] a major force on the modern jazz scene.” – Ed Enright, DownBeat

“Landrus displays formidable chops as both a composer… and a virtuoso.” – Matt R. Lohr, JazzTimes

02 Feb

[ February 6, 2026 release via Acoustical Concepts – John Vanore and Abstract Truth – Easter Island Suite ]

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Out February 6, 2026 via Acoustical Concepts, Easter Island Suite features Vanore’s unique ensemble Abstract Truth exploring the mystery and beauty of the island and its monumental statues

“John Vanore is Philadelphia’s greatest big band leader and also its best-kept secret.” – Jerry Gordon, WPRB-FM, Princeton

“The intriguing trumpeter pushes expressive possibilities in the realm of big band culture, armed with a progressive attitude, yet also with clear roots in tradition and timeless musical values.” – Josef Woodard, DownBeat

21 May

[ May the 30th, 2025 release on Outside in Music: Ryan Truesdell – SHADES OF SOUND: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2. ]

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Multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Ryan Truesdell reopens the Gil Evans Project vaults for the May 30, 2025 release of a powerful new album SHADES OF SOUND: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2

Following in the footsteps of the band’s two critically acclaimed and Grammy Award-nominated albums, Centennial (2012) and Lines of Color (2015), SHADES OF SOUND (Outside In Music) continues to peel back the hidden layers of Gil Evans’ musical legacy. This exhilarating new collection marks the first time the band appears on vinyl and features some of New York’s finest musicians including Lewis Nash, Donny McCaslin, Steve Wilson, Ryan Keberle, Wendy Gilles, and the late Frank Kimbrough.

★★★★ “an album of rare depth and resonance…The arrangements, while infused with a modern sensibility, preserve the soul of the originals, making the music feel as urgent and contemporary as ever….From the first note to the last, Shades of Sound casts a spell.” – Thierry De Clemensat

“Truesdell’s approach to Evans’s legacy transcends mere homage. Rather than modernizing Evans, he illuminates just how forward-thinking this musical visionary truly was.” – Nick Lea, Jazz Views

“The gorgeous lilt of Evans’ still startling original arrangements for horns is preserved, not in the aspic of academia but in the living, breathing performances of a group of New York’s finest musicians such as Evans might have selected himself.” — Cormac Larkin, The Irish Times

12 Jul

[ July 12th, 2024 release on Palmetto Records: Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn ]

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Low woodwind specialist Brian Landrus, guitarist Dave Stryker, bassist Jay Anderson, and drummer Billy Hart celebrate the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn on the gorgeous new album Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn just out July 12, 2024 via Palmetto Records.

“The low reeds specialist Brian Landrus [is] a commanding voice on both baritone saxophone and bass clarinet.” – Nate Chinen, WBGO
“Brian Landrus established himself as a composer of great strength and substance, and rose to his position as one of the foremost low reed specialists on the scene.” – Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz

The album features Landrus on a full spectrum of instruments: baritone and bass saxophones, bass and contra alto clarinets, piccolo, and C, alto and bass flutes. With Grammy-winning engineer and producer John Kilgore, he layers his multi-hued voices into a rich and distinctive orchestral sound that harkens to the lush timbres of the classic Ellington Orchestra while displaying an evocative sonic hue all his own.

10 Jun

[ June the 17th,2022 release on Palmetto Records: Brian Landrus – Red List ]

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release date: 17.06.2022 on Palmetto Records

“… vivid and moving…The sweep of this music, its complex harmonic colors, its authentic drama, make you think of Gil Evans and Maria Schneider.” – Thomas Conrad, New York City Jazz Record

“A spectacular player…Red List has integrity in its compositional structure, its high-level personnel, its accessibility to groove merchants as well as those who revel in solo bonfires. It is inspired by (and helps fund) a worthy cause. And did we mention the siren call of that low woodwinds buzz?” – Britt Robson, JazzTimes

“His bari flutters with utmost grace, his bass clarinet sobs for humanity and his alto flute floats cloud-like through moody skies.” — Ed Enright, DownBeat