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

02 Aug

[ August the 2nd, 2024 self-release: Ize Trio – The Global Suites ]

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Improvise. Humanize. Harmonize. Empathize…

Out August the 2nd, the recording, featuring Chase Morrin, George Lernis and Naseem Alatrash, confronts crucial social issues through a collection of expansive narrative suites

“I love [Chase’s] playing and composing. He is always seeking and growing.”– bassist John Patitucci

“Listeners with even the slightest thirst for adventure will be quickly seduced by the swelling rhythms and high-spirited melodies created by Cyprus native George Lernis.” – Mark Holston, Jazziz

“Alatrash is a soloist who knows how to make his instrument transcend its traditional role and branch out in a consistently engaging manner to straddle multiple genres at once.” – Jordan Owen, ArtsATL

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

26 Sep

[ October the 4th release from Outside In Music Records: Jason Yeager – New Songs of Resistance ]

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Available October 4, 2019 via Outside In Music

Pre-release Concert August 9 at Festival Internacional de Jazz Costa Rica

Album Release Concert on October 23 at Regattabar, Cambridge, MA

“Jason always impressed me with his talent, his curiosity and his desire to create his own music while really investigating the jazz piano tradition.” – Fred Hersch, acclaimed pianist/composer

“An incredible composer and musician…[who] surprises you like a thunderbolt.” – Ran Blake, legendary pianist/composer and MacArthur Grant recipient