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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01 May

[ May the 3rd, 2024 release via Artist Share: Jon Gordon’s 7th Avenue South ]

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Due out May 3, 2024 via ArtistShare, the album reflects on the community that mentored Gordon with the one that now surrounds him, including Walter Smith III, Alan Ferber, John Ellis and Jocelyn Gould.

“Jon is one of the greatest alto players ever.” – Phil Woods

“Gordon has created a multifaceted statement that invites repeated investigations. He’s onto something important. ****1/2” – Kirk Silsbee, DownBeat review of Within Worlds

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02 Oct

[ October the 7th, 2022 release via Summit Records: Ted Kooshian’s Hubub! ]

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Out October 7, 2022 via Summit Records,

Koosian’s Hubub! conjures a blend of swinging jazz, infectious pop melodies and offbeat humor with Jeff Lederer, John Bailey, Dick Sarpola and Greg Joseph.

“Ted Kooshian reminds you of one of the overlooked joys of jazz; the ability to have some fun.” – George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly

 “The quality of musicianship is outstanding and the arrangements are fresh, inventive, and genius.” – Valerie Williams, Skope Magazine

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01 Jul

[July the 8th, 2022 release on Naftule’s Dream Recordings: Glenn Dickson – Wider Than the Sky]

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release date: 07.07.2020 on Naftule’s Dream Recordings

“Dickson’s clarinet is masterful, clearly demonstrating why he is among the world’s best.” – Ari Davidow, Klezmershack.com

Acclaimed klezmer clarinetist Glenn Dickson explores new musical territory on his first solo album Wider Than the Sky merges the extraordinary sonic range of the clarinet with live digital processing.

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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

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07 Jun

[ June the 7th,2022 release on 1K Recordings: Orion Tango – The In Between ]

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release date: 707.06.2022 on 1K Recordings

“The In Between dives into the same improvisatory bandwidth as Red-era King Crimson. Tough, fearless, and utterly driven, it turbo charges an outstanding set of spontaneous explorations with an expressive metal-etched velocity that marks a new and exciting point of departure for the Philadelphia-based power trio.” Sid Smith, Prog Magazine (UK)

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20 May

[ May the 20th, 2022 release on Strut Records: FLOCK – Flock ]

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release date: 20.05.2022 on Strut Records

more than the sum of its parts, Flock is never less than intriguing. ★ ★ ★ ★ MOJO

recorded in a single day when the players were clearly on cracking form, this quietly magnificent debut dips into modal jazz, Afrofunk and analogue glitch  8/10 UNCUT

a forward-thinking, highly atmospheric and distinctive concoction of modern jazz and experimentalism with an electronic edge   8/10 FUTURE MUSIC

Flock is gloriously unpredictable, and you only hope there’s more of this to come. ELECTRONIC SOUND

Major new project announcing on Strut today featuring a heavyweight line-up of forward-thinking UK jazz players. Flock comprises Bex Burch (Vula Viel), Danalogue (The Comet Is Coming, Soccer96), Sarathy Korwar, Al MacSween (Maisha) and Tamar Osborn (Collocutor).  

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13 Feb

[ February the 18th, 2022 release on Hot Cup Records: Moppa Elliott’s Mostly Other People Do the Killing Presents Disasters Vol. 1]

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release date: 18.02.2022

“With each album, [MOPDtK’s] reach gets deeper and more convincing.” – Mike Shanley, JazzTimes

“The group that has always straddled the broad and fuzzy line between tradition and chaotic improvisation, has nevertheless managed that process with a mixture of sophistication, revelation and unbridled enthusiasm.” – Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz

Featuring: Ron Stabinsky (Jazz Journalists Association Best Debut Album, Free For One), Moppa Elliott (DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star Bassist, Composer, Arranger), Kevin Shea (Best Drummer, Village Voice)

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01 Oct

[ October the 2nd, 2020 release via Pyroclastic Records: Angelica Sanchez with Marilyn Crispell – How to Turn the Moon ]

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release date: October 2, 2020 on Pyroclastic Records

“Ms. Sanchez improvises with crisp articulation and muscular command. Her chords, both dense and concise, offset free improvisations that reflect careful attention to narrative clarity.” — Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times

For the past two decades, pianist-composer Angelica Sanchez has shocked, bent and blurred lines and perceptions that separate composition from improvisation. How to Turn the Moon, her first release on Pyroclastic Records, offers a momentary culmination of that expression.

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25 Apr

[ May the 1st release from Meta Records: The Karuna Trio – Imaginary Archipelago ]

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release date: Friday, 1.05.2020 via Meta Records

“What drives their every impulse is something that puts [the trio] in tune with the melody, harmony and rhythm of life… each musician responds intuitively to the other with not just hands and breath but body and spirit.” – Raul da Gama, World Music Report

The three visionary musicians that make up the Karuna Trio – master percussionists Adam Rudolph and Hamid Drake and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Ralph M. Jones – have each forged a singular voice by culling inspirations that span the globe and reach back through musical and cultural histories. On their second album as a trio, Imaginary Archipelago, the group’s improvisatory explorations take them into an undiscovered country of sonic invention. These strikingly original pieces imagine an isolated island chain where musical traditions have evolved untouched by the rest of the world.

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