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What makes her talent unique is the instrumental quality of her own vocal jazz. She can hear changes, has unerring pitch, sure sense of time and phrasing, and an enviable range. - JazzTimes. Inspired...

Coin Flip is New York-based trumpeter Nathan Eklund's fourth release as a leader and his debut on OA2 Records. Eklund, along with fellow NYC mainstays saxophonist Craig Yaremko, Steve Myerson on...

What is Crafty Christmas? you may ask. Inspired by his sister's tradition of gathering with friends to make hand-crafted Christmas presents, the New York trumpeter, in the same spirit, created this...

San Francisco-based trumpeter Erik Jekabson has led an all-star cast of Bay Area musicians every Sunday over the last year at Doc's Lab in SF's vibrant North Beach neighborhood. Building a formidable...

For their second recording, the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra went into the legendary Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA for a marathon two-day session, capturing the band's eclectic spirit through 9...

These three musicians sound as if they were destined to play with each other. Their interactions, improvisations and the seamless way their compositions flow from cut to cut feel instinctive...

For her sixth CD, Canadian vocalist Cheryl Fisher has recorded an album unique in both it's repertoire and her approach. Purposefully chosen to be on the quieter side, Fisher puts a personal stamp on...

New York-based pianist Florian Hoefner, best known in his native Germany through tours with the group Subtone, brings his unique brand of modern jazz to New York City with "Songs Without Words."...

The mention of Wichita inevitably recalls the title of the Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays album As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls. " In this case it is an apt comparison, as Flynn's music shares...

Chasing Horizons is a tight and swinging set of original tunes from Phoenix-based trumpeter and composer Fred Forney and his group of veteran improvisers. The three distinctively unique soloists,...

For his second recording as a leader, bassist Will Goble is joined by drummer Dave Potter, his long-time rhythm section mate in Jason Marsalis' Quartet, master saxophonist Greg Tardy and the...

Winner of the 2014 Montreux Jazz Festival Guitar Competition for his playing and the 2013 Herb Albert Jazz Composer Award for his writing, Alex Goodman brings them both together in this set of...