CRISS CROSS

Quartet with Kevin O'Connell on piano, Ed Howard on Vernell Fournier on drums, recorded December 23, 1986.1. Lush Life 2. Pannonica 3. Royal Blues 4. Little Girl Blue 5. Armando 6. Don't Get Around...

On his leader debut after a decade of paying his dues, tenor saxophonist Karn shows he's more than ready for prime time, framing his huge sound, clever lines & forceful swing with an A-list ensemble,...

Pianist interact seamlessly w. Ed Howard & Leon Parker - they're 3 young veterans at the top of their game, cranking out 10 pieces ranging from Monk to American Songbook to some originals.1. Some...

Pianist Kikoski returns to a piano trio setting for a collection of provocative, often unconventional, original compositions; features bassist John Patitucci & drummer Jeff "Twain" Watts.1. Waiting...

This new trio, featuring pianist David Kikoski with the great Russian bassist Boris Kozlov and the legendary drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, presents a program of all Kikoski originals executed in the...

On his ninth Criss Cross date as a leader (and 22nd label appearance overall), pianist David Kikoski convenes an extraordinary trio with two famed and longstanding allies, bassist Christian McBride...

Here, on his sixth Criss Cross release, pianist David Kikoski triologues with killer bass/drum team Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart in a lyrical evocation of his introspective side on a program of...

Since his first appearance on record (Randy Brecker's album, In the Idiom), pianist David Kikoski has demonstrated an infinite capacity to swing, a rare sensitivity as a ballad interpreter and...

This is pianist David Kikoski's seventh and perhaps most ambitious recording for Criss Cross. Helping the leader navigate seven harmonically rich originals with melodies that stick are tenor...

Long renowned as a sideman for Roy Haynes, the astute & insightful pianist/composer Kikoski is finally coming into his own as a leader in a quartet setting, inc. Seamus Blake, Scott Colley & Jeff...

Pianist David Kikoski, who's partnered so ably on past Criss Cross albums with horn men like Alex Sipiagin, Seamus Blake, Conrad Herwig and Wycliffe Gordon, is perhaps best known for a series of...

One of the more ideal ensemble combinations in jazz is the piano trio, with David Kikoski serving as a major proponent of the genre. For his fourth Criss Cross album, Kikoski leads a powerhouse trio...