Jazz

The American Jazz Institute brings together jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and the Mark Masters Big Band for a very special outing. Most of the compositions are by Lee Konitz with spectacular arrangements by Mark Masters. The band features many West Coast...

The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles offered posh, resort type accommodations that attracted dignitaries, socialites and celebrities. It was also the home of the Coconut Grove, a world famous nightclub that catered to this set. From 1928 to 1931 Gus...

The amazingly successful series of Shanachie Smooth Jazz compilations continues with "Smooth Jazz." Artists features: Najee, Kevin Toney, Walter Beasley, Chuck Loeb and other.1. From the Heart - Kim Waters 2. Sweet Love - Najee 3. After Midnight - Kevin...

The alto saxophonist Marion Brown (1931), who grew up in Atlanta, moved to New York in 1965, and almost immediately, while still an unknown, played on John Coltrane's seminal album "Ascension" and Archie Shepp's "Fire Music," quickly became one of the...

The album was recorded over a series of nights in Sept. 2019 in NYC at Sony Hall with a live audience The album also contains new recorded material.1. It Starts When We Disappear 2. Better Days Ahead 3. Timeline 4. Bright Size Life 5. Lodger 6. Sirabhorn...

The album was masterminded by label owner Randy Wood who had released some of the Beatles first records in the US when he was running the Vee-Jay label. Produced by Marshall Lieb who had been a member of the Teddy Bears, (the trio that included Phil...

The album 'To Roy' dedicated to trumpeter Roy Campbell, who died in 2014, is the first collaboration between saxophonist Oliver Lake and double bass player William Parker - two important pioneers of contemporary jazz, two great musicians of the USA and...

The album that shook up both the jazz and rock worlds - and made Herbie Hancock a superstar! In it's original release, this LP proved to be a very important recording that bridged jazz, funk and rock, and was a precursor to techno. Reissue producer Bob...

The album Moods was recorded in the legendary Jet Studio, Brussels, with it's unique and impeccable acoustic sound in September 2020. This album demonstrates their happiness of meeting and playing again in order to finally record their work, with the...

The album is titled A Vida Com Paix?o, which means A Life with Passion, and it includes almost all original music. There's a little something for everyone: from exciting rhythms like Brazilian samba and frevo, to groovy beats like samba reggae and...

The Album is the first release from Toronto-based Groove-Jazz outfit Four80East. Four80East broke onto the US Contemporary Jazz scene in 1998 with the track "Eastside," which went on to become the 7th most-played song of that year in the format.1...

The album FREEDOM is a collection of compositions written during various times of my career. The title track "Freedom" was composed just days after graduating from the Juilliard School and blends elements of Folk, Americana, and Patriotic music to convey...