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 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

04 Mar

[ March the 12th, 2021 release via Sunnyside Records: Dan Blake – Da Fé ]

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Due out March 12, 2021 via Sunnyside Records

“Blake, whose versatility and probing ears have made him a ripe collaborator for both Julian Lage and Anthony Braxton… brings an intelligence and taste for adventure but also a solid swing and tradition-hugging mandate to his work as both player and writer.” – Josef Woodard, DownBeat

“Saxophonist Dan Blake is one of those musicians who are always on a quest to expand their musical horizons… As both a player and a composer, Blake demonstrates an intensity coupled with a very fertile and searching mind.” – Budd Kopman, All About Jazz

Due out March 12, 2021 via Sunnyside Records, Blake’s fourth album as a leader encourages activism in the fight against climate catastrophe, poverty and hunger with a spirited ensemble featuring Carmen Staaf, Leo Genovese, Dmitry Ishenko and Jeff Williams. Blake celebrates the album with a livestream release concert Friday, March 26 at Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn at www.soapboxgallery.org. Other performances include Sunday, March 28 at Live at The Falcon in Marlboro, NY, May 14 live at Jazz Habitat in NYC and June 5 at Lydia’s in Stone Ridge, NY.

02 Aug

[ August 15, 2020 release via SteepleChase – Lose My Number – Allegra Levy sings John McNeil]

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Available August 15, 2020 via SteepleChase

Tuesday, September 15 at 8 p.m. album release livestream from Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn With Lose My Number: Levy Sings McNeil, jazz vocalist Allegra Levy finds a bold new voice: edgy, breezy, sassy, brassy, and often as staccato as a trumpet. That’s because this album, her fourth from SteepleChase Records – and the 900th record to be released by SteepleChase overall – is a collaboration with famed jazz trumpeter John McNeil.