ORIGIN RECORDS

Johnston,Darren Life In Time CD

First meeting and playing together in Paris in the early '90s, Portland-based drummer Alan Jones knew he had found a lifelong musical partner in the Montreal-born, Paris-based saxophonist, Francois...

For his debut as a leader, South Korean bassist Joonsam Lee gathered compositions he had written since moving to New York City in 2007 and that reflected the wide-range of musical situations he's...

Drummer Matt Jorgensen and his long time bandmates continue to push their unique sound in new directions with their fourth recording for Origin. With their expansive originals and stirring...

Following-up on their critically acclaimed "Quiet Silence" (ORN #82401), Matt Jorgensen + 451 releases their third studio recording entitled "Hope," a collection of nine original compositions and...

Jorgensen and his band play complex, progressive music but make it sound as natural as breathing... a hip, thoughtful, emotional and sincere jazz recording. - Earshot Jazz. The debut recording of...

Inspired by the paintings of his late father-in-law, the prominent abstract-impressionist artist Dale Chisman, drummer Matt Jorgensen has created a recording of all original works drawing influence...

With New York bassist Arthur Kell's latest release, his creative pursuits come full circle. Through the bar and music venue that he co-founded, Lunatico has helped nurture the vibrant music scene in...

The Grammy-nominated composer and arranger follows up on 2006's "My Museum" with a frisky and swinging set of originals featuring the Northwest version of his Big Band, the NW Prevailing Winds...

Jim Knapp's music is full of intensity, emotion and creative textures. His music should be more known. It's among the best of orchestral jazz being written these days. - MARIA SCHNEIDER. The career...

'Of the many eclectic influences informing the Toby Koenigsberg Trio - Jarrett, Mehldau, Evans, Clusone 3, Elliott Smith - none are more apparent than that provided by their own inner voices. Fresh...

Steve Korn's debut album as a leader, recorded in Seattle, is a sleek quintet setting, with the two-horn frontline of trumpeter Jim Knapp and saxist Rob Davis, favoring understatement over bombast...