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

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03 May

[ May 10th, 2024 release via Tonal Conversations: Christopher Zuar Orchestra – Exuberance ]

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Composer and bandleader Christopher Zuar takes a bold leap forward with the dazzling second album by his 22-piece Jazz Orchestra

Exuberance, due out May 10, 2024 via Tonal Conversations, vividly traces Zuar’s personal evolution through his relationship with his wife and collaborator, animator Anne Beal. Album release concert May 11, 2024 at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, featuring the full ensemble and projected animations

Exuberance is “a mature statement by a great composer in his prime, performed by a stellar ensemble with passion and care.” – pianist/composer Fred Hersch in the album’s liner notes

“[Zuar’s] music, artfully crafted and expertly rendered by a forward-thinking jazz orchestra, manages to harness and refract the sounds of struggle, hope, affirmation, humor, and youth.” – Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz

“Zuar’s compositions soar with a richness and beauty that demand reflection and leave a deep sense of serenity.” – Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition

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