“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
[ October the 14th, 2022 release on Outside in Music: Owen Broder ‘Hodges Front and Center, Vol. 1 ]
“ 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
[ March the 12th, 2021 release via Sunnyside Records: Dan Blake – Da Fé ]
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.
[ August 15, 2020 release via SteepleChase – Lose My Number – Allegra Levy sings John McNeil]
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.