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

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20 Aug

[August the 29th, 2021 release via Endectomorph Music: Kevin Sun’s ‘<3 Bird']

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release date: 29.08.2021 via Endectomorph Music

“An engaging, delightful excursion into Birdology.” — George Kanzler, Hot House

“Radically inventive original compositions inspired by Charlie Parker.” – Mat Micucci, Jazziz

“…Sun swings for the fences with his sense of form and scale.” – Nate Chinen, WBGO

“Sun has a warmth, richness and rhythmic vitality to his playing that at times brings Lester Young or Sonny Rollins to mind.” – Troy Dostert, All About Jazz

“An outstanding recording…The album acknowledges the past, lives in the present and looks to the future… The spirit of Charlie Parker is very much alive on this one, an album that seems to bring new discoveries with every listen. Highly recommended.” – Miguel Zenón, saxophonist/composer

Kevin Sun‘s visionary, radical re-imagining of the music of Charlie Parker for a new century. The  ‘<3 Bird’ album will be released on August 29, 2021, Parker’s 101st birthday.

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