CRISS CROSS

Quartet albums with trumpet as a lead voice are rare and only the most skilled improvisers can tackle such a challenge. In the tradition of iconic masterpieces as Lee Morgan's "Candy" or Kenny...

Jazz trumpet player offering modern cross sections of today's sound in acoustic jazz ranging from hard swing to melodic & pretty.1. Cupbearers 2. How Deep Is the Ocean 3. Bella Carolina 4. After...

Tenor saxophonist's quartet w. Jones on piano, George Mraz on bass and Mel Lewis on drums, recorded April 14, 1982.1. Switchboard Joe 2. Star Highs 3. Hank's Tune 4. Moose the Mooche 5. Victory Ball...

Tenor saxophonist is joined by Levy on piano, Jesper Lundgaard on bass and James Martin on drums, recorded April 7, 1983.1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby 2. Nearness of You 3. How Deep Is...

A 2004 Grammy nominee for his solo work on Maria Schneider's Concert 'In the Garden,' Donny McCaslin performs more often as a sideman extraordinaire (Steps Ahead, Danilo Perez, Brian Blade, Maria...

Tenor saxophonist's quartet w. David Kikoski on piano, Buster Williams on bass and Billy Hart on drums, recorded Feb. 27 & Dec. 31, 1987.1. Un Poco Loco 2. Christina 3. Black Diamond 4. It Never...

Tenor saxophonist's quintet w. Steve Turre, Mulgrew Miller, Peter Washington, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith, recorded Feb. 19, 1988.1. Rejuvenate 2. Josephine 3. CRM 4. Exact Change 5. It Might As Well...

Like a well - wrought character in a Hollywood movie, Standards From Film, guitarist Mike Moreno's fourth Criss Cross album, exists atop a solid, cogent back story. Recorded in December 2021, when...

On his third Criss Cross leader date, Mike Moreno convenes drummer Kendrick Scott, who played on his fellow Houstonian's prior Criss Cross outings (Third Wish and First In Mind) and bassist Doug...

Following up his 2008 Criss Cross debut Third Wish (CRC 1303) acclaimed guitarist Mike Moreno returns with another brilliant quartet outing, First in Mind. Bringing a flowing, centered tone and...

Like a well - wrought character in a Hollywood movie, Standards From Film, guitarist Mike Moreno's fourth Criss Cross album, exists atop a solid, cogent back story. Recorded in December 2021, when...

An increasingly visible force on the New York scene in recent years, guitarist Mike Moreno makes his Criss Cross debut on a program mixing choice selections from the jazz songbook (Shorter,...