ORIGIN RECORDS

One of the more articulate and thoughtful new trios to emerge in the mainstream in the 21st century - All About Jazz. The Portland-based trio's third release further establishes them as a group to...

For their fourth Origin release, Portland, Oregon's Upper Left Trio pushes their hallmark interplay to new dynamic and textural heights. Combining introspection with a hard-hitting rhythmic approach,...

The craft is tight, the feeling is refreshing, the sound is quick and precise... covering a full range of expressive energy. - All About Jazz. With Nomad, tenor saxophonist Jordan Vanhemert...

Vivencias en Clave Cubana is the debut solo album of Cuban cuatro master Kiki Valera, a member of the "Familia Valera Miranda," a century-old group and one of the most important purveyors of the Son...

Though a well-established member of New York's jazz scene for the past 12 years, bassist and composer Marcos Varela looks back to his birthplace of San Ygnacio, Texas and his trek still in progress...

For his debut recording, the Miami-based reedman enlists his good friend and mentor Dave Liebman, along with Liebman's working band, for an evocative set of modern originals and open-ended jaunts...

Saxophonist Carlos Vega's band crackles... crafty arrangements, spirited group interplay, and ear-grabbing freshness and spontaneity in their soloing. - All About Jazz. Chicago-based tenor...

Dynamic saxophonist and composer Carlos Vega pursued his passion for jazz in school during the day while deeply entrenched in Miami's Latin music scene at night. The eclectic and electric musical...

... brimming with creative imagination, technical fluency, and a deep respect for the jazz tradition." - International Trumpet Guild. With a nod to the fabled trumpet duo sessions of Fats Navarro &...

... superb melodic interpreters... The session's program choices prove ideal for each trumpeter's upper register flurries, dips and octave leaps... Rather than an instrumental battle or cutting...

With an energized mix of jazz, soul, rock & funk, Belgian bassist Piet Verbist's Zygomatik takes the classic, mostly acoustic jazz quartet instrumentation to new places on the band's second recording...

The bassist has a real talent for creating modern works that balance expertly between new and old-school forms of expression... deeply melodic forays and from-the-heart blues occupy the same space,...