04 Oct

[ October 10th, 2025 release on Giant Step Arts, Mark Turner – Reflections on The Autobiography of an Ex Colored Man ]

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Due out October 10, 2025,

Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a powerful commentary from one of the most important voices in modern jazz.

“A cult hero and musician’s musician in jazz circles, a tenor player with a sound and language of his own, at once postmodernist and attuned to the lessons of pan-historical jazz lore.” – Josef Woodard, DownBeat

Musicians make albums every day. But statements come along far less often. With his latest release, Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner has crafted a magnum opus both deeply personal and macrocosmic in its exploration of social issues.

25 Jul

[ July 25th, 2025 release on Giant Step Arts – Eric McPherson’s Double Bass Quartet ]

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Due out July 25, 2025, Double Bass Quartet explores the unusual possibilities of a two-bass group powered by one of the most creative drummers in modern jazz

“A standout since he joined Jackie McLean’s band as a teenager in the early 1990s, that, along with his work accompanying Andrew Hill, Pharaoh Sanders and Greg Osby, established McPherson as a forceful and resourceful post-bop player versed in the polyrhythmic vocabularies of Elvin Jones and Jack DeJohnette.” – Steven A. Cerra, jazzprofiles.blogspot.com

When your godfather was legendary bassist Richard Davis and family friends included drummers Max Roach, Michael Carvin, Charles Moffett and Freddie Waits, it’s no surprise that Eric McPherson gravitated towards music. And if your mentors were saxophonist Jackie McLean and pianist Andrew Hill, McPherson attaining status as one of the preeminent drummers of his generation became almost preordained. McLean, who worked with a host of legends behind the kit, called McPherson his favourite drummer.

19 Jul

[ July 25th, 2025 release on Giant Step Arts: Rico Jones – BloodLines ]

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Giant Step Arts continues Modern Masters and New Horizons series with new live album by tenor saxophonist Rico Jones. Out July 25, 2025, BloodLines is a deeply personal album, exploring the saxophonist’s heritage, personal connections and spirituality in a stirring live context. With BloodLines, Giant Steps Arts introduces a compelling new compositional voice, Colorado-native tenor saxophonist Rico Jones. The album is his New York City leader debut and features a multi-generational band of peer guitarist Max Light and two veterans in bassist Joe Martin and drummer Nasheet Waits.

“Rico is one of the few original voices emerging. His musicianship and passion have forged to create an original voice we will joyfully be hearing more from in the future!” – Vincent Herring

04 Dec

[ December the 6th, 2024 release on Giant Step Arts The Fury – Live in Brooklyn ]

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Giant Step Arts continues the Modern Masters and New Horizons series with the new live album by collective group The Fury, Out December 6, 2024, Live In Brooklyn documents the debut performance of a quartet of some of the most accomplished players in modern jazz with Mark Turner, Lage Lund, Matt Brewer and Tyshawn Sorey.

“It’s rare even in New York City to have a group of four musicians with this kind of deep connection and who are this esteemed to make a live record at an intimate venue like Ornithology in Brooklyn. The audience was thrilled to be in the room as these four masters created, and Giant Step Arts is overjoyed with the results.” – Jimmy Katz

01 Oct

[ October 6th, 2023 release on Giant Step Arts: Chien Chien Lu – Build in System ]

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Giant Step Arts continues its Modern Masters and New Horizons series with the second album as a leader by vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu. Built In System (Live from New York) features Lu‘s original music performed by her stellar band with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, bassist Richie Goods and drummer Allan Mednard. The album is out October 6, 2023.

10 Emerging Jazz Artists To Watch in 2023” – Morgan Enos, Grammy.com

“A soulful modernist on the rise” – Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz.com

05 Sep

[ September 8th, 2023 release on Giant Step Arts: Mark Turner – Live at the Village Vanguard ]

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Giant Step Arts launches its Modern Masters and New Horizons series with the first-ever live album as a leader from tenor saxophonist Mark Turner. Live at the Village Vanguard, out September 8, 2023, featured Turner with trumpeter Jason Palmer, bassist Joe Martin and drummer Jonathan Pinson.

“[Mark Turner is] a premier saxophonist, conceptual thinker and bandleader who plays a visionary role on today’s rapidly evolving, ever-expanding jazz scene.” – Ed Enright, DownBeat

“Light of tone and phenomenally agile, the sound of Mark Turner’s tenor saxophone is so beguiling that I’d happily listen to him playing from a book of exercises.” – Dave Gelly, The Guardian

20 Feb

[24th February, 2023 release on Giant Steps Arts:Leap Day Trio – Live at the Café Bohemia]

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Live at the Café Bohemia, the electrifying new album from the Leap Day Trio featuring drummer Matt Wilson, saxophonist Jeff Lederer and bassist Mimi Jones, is out February 24, 2023.

The album was recorded at the historic NYC jazz club to mark the venue’s reopening after nearly 60 years. The band celebrates the album at the club on February 10 & 11.

16 Jun

[June the 17th, 2022 release via Giant Step Arts: Burton/McPherson Trio feat. Dezron Douglas – The Summit Rock Session at Seneca Village]

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Giant Step Arts, helmed by photographer/engineer Jimmy Katz, releases two new live albums captured at the historic Seneca Village site in Central Park. The albums will be released on Juneteenth – June 19, 2022.

2nd – Burton/McPherson Trio featuring Dezron Douglas The Summit Rock Session at Seneca Village – feature vital concert performances

The albums, available on Juneteenth – June 19, 2022 – are the latest releases from photographer/engineer Jimmy Katz’s Giant Step Arts, a groundbreaking, artist-focused non-profit with a single mission: to help modern jazz innovators create their art free of commercial pressure

“Giant Step Arts [is] a nonprofit dedicated to giving underappreciated but visionary jazz musicians the support they need to make quality live albums. Palmer is a…thrifty improviser with a vast dynamic range and an ambitious composer.” – Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times

05 May

[May the 8th release via Giant Step Arts: Michael Thomas – Event Horizon]

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Event Horizon, available May 8, 2020,

“Michael Thomas is a badass. Anyone who doubts it should go to ‘Sax Intro,’ a four-minute cadenza with maniacal runs in towering arcs and torrents of scales upon scales. It sounds perhaps like an alto saxophone virtuoso practicing, except that Thomas shapes it all into a spontaneous symphony. Then, after this wild celebration of chops, he segues seamlessly into ‘Chant’ and into what this album is truly about: daring, in-depth collaborative ventures based on Thomas’ intelligent compositions, conducted by a formidable chordless quartet of trumpeter Jason Palmer, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Johnathan Blake.” – Thomas Conrad, New York City Jazz Record