ORIGIN RECORDS

Seattle vibraphonist Ben Thomas offers a swinging, pulsing quintet sound on his second release. Thomas augments his core vibe/piano quartet with one of three clarinet and saxophone players on most of...

By intermingling jazz with tango, chamber music, funk, and music from Cuba and Brazil, vibraphonist/composer Ben Thomas presents music that is both challenging and captivating. The combination of...

Thomas,Jay / Newnet,Oliver Groenewald I Always Knew CD

A longtime centerpiece of the Portland, Oregon jazz scene, drummer William Thomas let's his pen do the talking on this recording, a project featuring the compositions of Thomas and the performance of...

Generations is a trio comprised of musicians spanning a 30-year age difference. Their musical connection, transcending age and experience, is readily apparent as the trio applies their spin to jazz...

For his second Origin release, drummer Rich Thompson gathers together a group of exceptional modern jazz talent for an energized set of standards and originals. With trumpeter Terell Stafford,...

... full of delightful group dynamics and individual virtuosity. Thompson leads his quartet with a relaxed confidence and impeccable dexterity... - ALL ABOUT JAZZ. With several Origin releases...

With deep rhythmic and harmonic interplay, Trio East's trumpet, bass and drum grouping becomes so much more than it's parts as they explore a group aesthetic built over 5 years of working together...

Triocity is the collective trio of drummer Rich Thompson, bassist Jeff Campbell and multi-woodwind player Charles Pillow, all longtime faculty members of the acclaimed Eastman School of Music and...

The Bern, Switzerland-based quartet's very personal sound developed when the musicians, coming in with widely varied backgrounds, tastes and ages, decided to explore musical possibilities through a...

Tynan,Paul Quartet CD1. More Than Just a Single Road [5:04] 2. It's All We Have to Offer [7:58] 3. Swirl [6:40] 4. What We've Left Behind [5:05] 5. Low Brow [8:50] 6. Everything I Have [6:48]

Continuing where they left off with their 2003 release 'Cycling,' the Portland-based Upper Left Trio takes the classic piano trio form down a whole new path. Influenced by modern jazz and pop. 2005.1...