Jazz

The independently produced "Turn It Out" went on to sell an astonishing 65,000 copies, enabling Soulive to gain recognition in the jazz/funk scene. This is Soulive?s 1st full length CD recorded over the summer of 1999. Live + studio cuts featuring John...

The incredible relationship between legendary British musicians Norma Winstone and John Taylor has been admired for nearly five decades. The vocalist and pianist have been inextricably linked from their early avant-garde work from the late 1960s through...

The incredible journey of Alex Acu?a has seen the renowned drummer-percussionist travel from his small rural hometown in Peru to being a first-call session drummer in the country's capital city, Lima, then touring the United States with mambo king P?rez...

The incomparable jazz vibraphonist and composer Gary Burton is reunited with similarly-beloved guitarist Pat Metheny on this 1989 album, their first studio collab in over a decade. The pair play as though they'd never been apart, and this release houses...

The incendiary tenor of Carlos Garnett burns through a set of original works & a Gershwin favorite - Russell Gunn joins in as a guest musician1. Dancing Daffodils 2. Blues for John C 3. My One and Only Love 4. Happy Children Song 5. What 6. Under Nubian...

The impressionistic Bud Powell composition "Glass Enclosure" is the point of departure for pianist Rob Schneiderman's exciting new release. Schneiderman is joined by the legendary alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, bassist Todd Coolman and drummer Leroy...

The important thing in a trio is the interaction, said Greek pianist and composer Nikolas Anadolis. "Not only how well you are in contact with your own feelings, but also how much you're in agreement with the others musically. How the three of us can be...

The idea that the creation of an infinite number of melodies is attainable from just 12 tones has always fascinated me. Additionally, I find it intriguing that folk music, the traditional music of the people in a country or region, is strikingly...

The idea of presenting a collection of arrangements of other composers' works had long been a goal for Monder, but one that until now had not been realized. In 2014, he was awarded a grant from The Shifting Foundation, and saw this as an opportunity to...

The idea for this record came from the presentation at Michael's Pub in New York of a tribute to the legendary drummer Chick Webb. Eddie Bare field was in charge of the project, and wrote arrangements for a small group consisting of Eddie on tenor and...

The iconic swing clarinetist revisits his own early triumphs and other classics of the big-band era (and beyond). Herman hits Northwest Passage; Make Someone Happy; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Body and Soul; I Remember Clifford; Opus de Funk; Saxy;...

The Iconic masterpiece by the legendary Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky is performed by well known figures on the international contemporary Jazz scene.1. Promenade 2. Gnomus 3. The Old Castle 4. Tuileries 5. Bydlo 6. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 7...