ORIGIN RECORDS

Eric is the real deal! A truly world class jazz trumpeter... strong, assured technique, a hip dark sound on the trumpet, and expressive without gimmicks. - Brian Lynch. With a collaborative history...

Idaho-based saxophonist Brent Jensen collaborates with long-time Seattle friends drummer John Bishop, bassist Jeff Johnson and pianist Bill Anschell on his 5th recording for Origin Records. From the...

... SOMEONE needs to remind all of us what an alto sax is supposed to sound like! Auditory riches like a balm in Gilead. - Jazz Weekly. In 2001, alto saxophonist Brent Jensen released "The Sound of a...

Idaho-based saxophonist Brent Jensen teams with members of Los Angeles' Acoustic Jazz Quartet in a collection of 10 tunes closely associated with the ever-lyrical and inventive alto saxophonist Paul...

Portland saxophonist/composer/arranger Tim Jensen defines eclectic with his newest CD. Utilizing the most creative and dynamic members of the Northwest's bustling jazz scene, Jensen takes them on a...

John La Barbera's well-framed charts tantalize the ears and quicken the heart - All About Jazz. With his career at the highest levels of the music industry spanning a half-century, Grammy nominated...

Jeff Johnson's quartet breathes fresh life into the venerable tenor/piano/bass/drums format. The transparent and airy quality of these live-to-two-track recordings provides each instrument with it's...

A live recording with a noirish aesthetic, "Free" takes Jazz to a very deep place. Some musicians' work transcends music, exploring the underground river of emotions far at the back of imagination...

... sensuous and engaging, the recording conveys the feeling of actual minds and bodies producing these sounds in real time. CADENCE. After years of traveling, bassist Jeff Johnson made Seattle home...

Bassist Jeff Johnson's third solo release for Origin features his 14-year-old trio with saxophonist Hans Teuber and drummer Tad Britton, in a set of collective improvisations, originals, and takes on...

As a teen, bassist Jeff Johnson was inspired by Ernest Hemingway and his way of writing from experience, giving rich, human impressions of events surrounding him. Johnson uses that inspiration as a...

Reflecting the lyrical eloquence and munificent flow for which bassist Jeff Johnson is so highly regarded, Tall Stranger is a collection of mostly originals and improvisations by Johnson's equally...