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.

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05 Feb

[ February the 7th, 2025 release via Omar Thomas Music: Omar Thomas Large Ensemble – Griot Songs ]

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Out February 7, 2025,

The Griot Songs marks the return of the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble after more than a decade, featuring soloists Jason Palmer, Mark Zaleski, Alex Brown, Mark Cocheo and others

“Griot Songs firmly plants Omar Thomas in the pantheon of distinguished and exceptional writers. He blurs the lines stylistically in the best of ways withz a texturally compelling ‘heart and soul’ sonic story all his own.” – Grammy-winning drummer/composer Terri Lyne Carrington

“Omar Thomas… proves himself a modern-day griot – summoning influences, traditions, and narratives from both past and present, framing them in a manner that is at varying times tender, dramatic, mystical, and joyful – but always absolutely captivating!” – Composer/bandleader Chuck Owen

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01 Dec

[ December the 6th, 2024 release on Giant Step Arts: Jason Palmer – The Cross Over: Live in Brooklyn ]

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Giant Step Arts continues the Modern Masters and New Horizons series with the new live album by trumpeter Jason Palmer. Out December 6, 2024, The Cross Over: Live in Brooklyn is the fourth in a series of acclaimed albums from trumpeter Jason Palmer.

“Jason’s ability to express in his own personal voice an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the jazz trumpet vocabulary, without being possessed by it, is truly rare.” – Russ Musto, NYCJR

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10 Oct

[ October the 11th, 2024 release via Sunnyside Records: Jason Anick & Jason Yeager – Sanctuary ]

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Violinist Jason Anick and pianist Jason Yeager reunite for their second co-led album Sanctuary, out October 11, 2024 via Sunnyside. Joining them are trumpeters Jason Palmer and Billy Buss, saxophonist Edmar Colón, cellist Naseem Alatrash, bassist Greg Loughman and drummer Mike Connors.

“Their music has a very focused energy, with a good dose of groove, counterpoint, emotion, and heart. It is refreshing to hear a true collaboration and to witness the clarity of their ideas being realized by such a solid and talented band.” – Grammy winning vocalist/composer Luciana Souza

“Really enjoyed listening to Sanctuary…great writing and playing by everyone involved, all crafted very elegantly. Highly recommended.” – Grammy winning saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenón

“Their music appeals as much to the mind as the spirit… it’s the content of their inventions, not any showiness or exploitation of clichés, that moves the listener.” – Bob Doerschuk, DownBeat

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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

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01 Nov

[ November the 4th, 2022 release on Challenge Rec: Jussi Reijonen’s Three Seconds – Kolme Toista ]

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Three Seconds | Kolme Toista Brings Together an All-Star International Ensemble for Reijonen’s Ambitious and Heartfelt Project

“… extraordinary music…. his playing is deep, profoundly nuanced, and essentially unique throughout.” — Barry Cleveland, Guitar Player about Jussi’s debut album Un 

“Musical cultures and sensibilities cross, evocatively…without blinking or apologizing.” – Josef Woodard, DownBeat 

“Reijonen’s musical universe has no frontiers. It is a beautiful, sensual mosaic of traditions and influences.” – Eyal Hareuveni, All About Jazz 

US Release Dates: CD November 4, 2022, Digital October 14, 2022   – Worldwide release date for digital and CD: October 14, 2022 via Challenge Records International

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16 Jun

[June the 17th, 2022 release via Giant Step Arts: Jason Palmer – Live from Summit Rock in 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.

1st – Jason Palmer –  Live from Summit Rock in Seneca Village featuring trumpeter Palmer with saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Edward Perez, drummer Johnathan Blake

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

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07 Apr

[ New England Conservatory celebrates centennial of seminal American composer, bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus ]

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Tuesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 21
The 100 years already passed from the great musician Charles Mingus birthday. Generations had been raised with his music enriching us , giving us a pleasure and inspiration. Not even yet to  mention those musicians who continue with keeping his heritage alive. It is a wonderful anniversary well worth celebration and The NEC is right up to the task. Those who can attend it enjoy it please for all of us, The Mingus Music lovers around the Planet and who knows, maybe even The Universe ?

Performers include NEC faculty members Ran Blake, Jason Moran, Jason Palmer, Earl McIntyre, Ted Reichman, NEC Black Student Union Ensemble, The NEC Wind Ensemble, NEC Jazz Orchestra and students from the Jazz Department

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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 

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