17 Apr

[ April 19, 2024 release via Outside in Music: Owen Broder – Hodges: Front and Center, Vol. 2 ]

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For his second volume of his tribute to alto great Johnny Hodges, saxophonist Owen Broder explores Hodges work with Duke Ellington and beyond. Joining Broder on Hodges: Front and Center, Vol. 2 is a quintet featuring trumpeter Riley Mulherkar, pianist Carmen Staaf, bassist Barry Stephenson and drummer Bryan Carter. The album will be released April 19, 2024 via Outside in Music.

“A heartfelt tribute without ever aping the object of his affection or straying too far from the path. In short, [Broder] finds a perfect balance.” – Dan Bilawsky, New York City Jazz Record

07 Oct

[ October the 14th, 2022 release on Outside in Music: Owen Broder ‘Hodges Front and Center, Vol. 1 ]

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“ The combination of traditional folk tunes, Copland-like flourishes and superb musicianship result in a transcendent work of art—one that celebrates human imagination while evoking the natural beauty of windswept prairies.” – Bobby Reed, DownBeat (review of Heritage)

“ [Owen Broder] employs a past-via-the-present compositional technique with ingenuity and skill, producing music of genuine warmth and majesty.” – Brian Zimmerman, Jazziz

16 Feb

[ February the 26th, 2021 release via Outside in Music: Cowboys & Frenchmen – Our Highway ]

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release date: 26.02.2021 via Outside In Music

” [Cowboys & Frenchmen] is smart, cohesive, and credible in a way like The Bad Plus or Mostly Other People Do The Killing, using virtuosic skills and rhythmic power to walk the line between irony and earnestness, with listenability as high a priority as group creativity.” – Howard Mandel, DownBeat

“The swirling layers this group is able to build upon is remarkable, and when one really listens deep into the music, the interaction is breathtaking.” – Geannine Reid, All About Jazz

On their forthcoming release, Our Highway the inventive quintet Cowboys & Frenchmen reflect on the nomadic life of touring musicians while widening their gazes to take in the landscapes and byways that connect America’s towns and cities.