Jazz

Seattle-based vibist Tom Collier and bassist Dan Dean have been playing music together since they were teens back in the '60s. Here, they gather with longtime friends, pianist Don Grusin, saxophonist Ernie Watts, and drummer Alex Acuna, to revisit the...

Seattle-based Richard Cole's Inner Mission further solidifies his position among the important voices on the tenor saxophone. Once again utilizing the talents of long time-friend and trumpet giant, Randy Brecker, Cole leads his group through a maze of...

Seattle-based producer, engineer, composer and musician PJ Newman explores the dizzying soundscapes he has been creating since 1982. Joined by saxophonists Jessica Lurie and Sue Oldfield (Living Daylights, the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet),...

Seattle vibraphonist Ben Thomas offers a swinging, pulsing quintet sound on his second release. Thomas augments his core vibe/piano quartet with one of three clarinet and saxophone players on most of the tracks on the record, lending an ever-changing...

Seattle trumpeter Chad McCullough joins with Slovakian pianist Michal Vanoucek for an album of varied sonic landscapes and ever-changing moods. The Sky Cries follows up on concerts in the Hague (Michal's home for the last decade) and the Pacific...

Seattle trumpeter Chad McCullough joins the long-line of creative trumpet players from the NW, including Thomas Marriott, Jay Thomas & Cuong Vu, with his own dynamic debut release. Featuring a set of original music composed for his "dream team" of...

Seattle saxophonist Mark Taylor reunites with an old friend, Los Angeles-based pianist Gary Fukashima, along with bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer Byron Vannoy for a creative and wide-ranging set of original music. His first outing as leader in 6 years,...

Seamus Blake-ts & ss (Victor Lewis, Kevin Hays, Billy Drummond), Kurt Rosenwinkel-guitar, Kevin Hayes-piano, Larry Grenadier-bass, Bill Stewart-drums.1. Vanguard Blues I 2. The Call 3. Nobody's Song But His Own 4. On Cue 5. Prelude to a Kiss 6. Mercy...

Se balader: a French verb meaning to stroll, wander or roam. In other words, a slow and easy movement through time. Musically-speaking, this is what Sienna Dahlen and Bill Coon set out to experience in early January of 2020 under a misty evening sky in...

Scotty Hard's Radical Reconstructive Surgery- John Medeski & Matthew Ship is a merging of some of the most innovative voices in music. It features keyboard geniuses Matthew Shipp and John Medeski along with Nasheet Waits and William Parker as the stellar...

Scotty Barnhart has quite simply produced a recording in Say It Plain that meets all of the fundamentals of jazz, 4/4 swing, blues, classic ballads and even a touch of Latin rhythm. Barnhart, a Professor of Jazz Trumpet at Florida State University, is...

Scott's unique voice, versatile style of singing for jazz and rarity as a performer are all on magnificent display in this heavily underrated 1993 album from when he was right on the cusp of his big comeback.1. I Have Dreamed 2. Stay with Me 3. The Folks...