ORIGIN RECORDS

Seattle's preeminent piano trio, New Stories (pianist Marc Seales, bassist Doug Miller and drummer John Bishop), is back with a tribute to their predecessors and inspirations. Included are...

An impeccable rhythm section... - Jazz Times. The Grammy nominated, veteran Seattle trio hits again, this time with Ernie Watts on saxophone, who fits in beautifully on the trio's third CD as...

New York Voices Reminiscing In Time CD

Seattle-based producer, engineer, composer and musician PJ Newman explores the dizzying soundscapes he has been creating since 1982. Joined by saxophonists Jessica Lurie and Sue Oldfield (Living...

For his third Origin release, pianist Marius Nordal presents a solo set of 1960s and '70s mega-hits and Grammy Award-winning pop songs largely ignored by jazz players. Tunes by the Beatles, Simon &...

Nordal's technical mastery of the piano is immediately apparent, and his arrangements are highly original. Nordal plays a whole lot of piano," and like all great music, the rewards are ultimately...

As a tribute to some of the artists that inspired him, Nordal looks to the past, performing an amazingly accurate recreation of "Willow Weep for Me" by Art Tatum plus an original arrangement in the...

Originally from San Francisco, Seattle-based composer, arranger, and woodwind multi-instrumentalist Jim Norton returned to the Bay Area to reunite with a stellar cast of former bandmates for a...

Japanese vocalist May Okita recently departed Los Angeles where she spent several years developing her musical voice with some of the finest mentors and musical partners in jazz. Before moving back...

... extraordinary talent... a wonderful accompanist and soloist. - Eddie Henderson. Los Angeles-based pianist/composer/arranger Michael Orenstein comes to his debut recording with a stout jazz...

For his 5th recording as a leader, Los Angeles-based saxophonist Matt Otto teams up with old friends from his years spent in New York to explore a set of 8 originals. Now a regular in Los Angeles...

... like a skilled boxer, he stays within himself, confidently bobbing and weaving melody through the steady rhythm, jabbing and dancing, soloing in flurries of notes. JAZZ REVIEW. From New York to...