ORIGIN RECORDS

... Epstein is making some pretty amazing statements rooted in world music and the avant-garde, but stretching even those parameters to create a contemporary modern sound all his own. -All Music...

One of the best trumpet players in the world. -JAZZTIMES. Trumpeter/composer Thomas Marriott has covered a lot of musical ground over his 11 Origin releases, most recently with the lush balladry of...

Trumpeter Thomas Marriott is back with his follow up to last year's "Individuation," named one of the top 10 jazz releases of the year by Chicago's WBEZ radio. Featuring a stellar lineup of musicians...

Entering a rich new phase of his dynamic career, trumpeter Thomas Marriott opens a dialogue with saxophonist Hans Teuber and the rhythm section of Gary Versace, Jeff Johnson and John Bishop, on a set...

Following up on the radio topping success of 2007's "Both Sides of the Fence," the Seattle-based trumpeter goes in a decidedly different direction with his newest recording as he pays tribute to the...

From Freddie Hubbard's burner "Take It to the Ozone," to the moody and spare reading of Elvis Costello's "Almost Blue," Flexicon's unified yet eclectic mix further solidifies Marriott's standing as...

From the first track, it is apparent that Marriott belongs to a select group of elite trumpet players capable of the speed & precision, tonal purity, and advanced logic displayed on an up tempo take...

Thomas Marriott has, in a series of 10 beautifully executed and well received albums on Origin, more than proved his jazz credentials with formidable technique & fluency, celebration of the tradition...

For his ninth album as a leader, trumpeter Thomas Marriott presents a musical collection of personal, yet commonly shared stories of frustrations, fears, hopes and joys. Music has always been about...

Born and raised in the U.K. and based in Amsterdam, pianist/composer Dominic J. Marshall proved with his first two recordings to be a prodigious and precocious talent, and now at 24, one well worth...

A collection of rare holiday gems from some of the greatest composers of our generation, including Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach and Johnny Mandel. Nostalgic yet fully contemporary arrangements are...

Greta Matassa is one of several superior vocalists to come out of the Pacific Northwest. Like all good singers, she has inspired hyperbole from the critics, who have hunkered down over their...