ORIGIN RECORDS

Portland's Bridge Quartet, an exciting collective ensemble, brings four critically acclaimed musicians together. Known for their adventurous, hard-swinging playing and inventive compositions, pianist...

Formerly from the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Seattle-based drummer creates a gentle and lyrical trio recording with pianist Marc Seales and his long-time rhythm section mate, bassist Jeff...

Much like the cicada, Seattle drummer Tad Britton's new release spent the last 23 years as an unfinished master, misplaced in a hidden away, dark closet. The resulting mixes reveal the deep musical...

For his third Origin release, master guitarist Bobby Broom pays tribute to one of the most important voices in jazz with a set of Thelonious Monk compositions and several standards Monk recorded...

Bobby Broom has been turning heads ever since the release of his 1981 GRP Records debut. 25-years and a lifetime of experience later, including stints with Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Kenny Burrell,...

Jazz guitarist Bobby Broom has been exploring the trio format to rewarding effect not only in his last two CDs, but on a weekly basis for the last ten years at the Evanston eatery called Pete...

Through a unique musical bond, Bug's five musicians have managed to retain a tight rapport in spite of being spread throughout the U.S. Featuring brothers, guitarist Jeff and pianist James Miley,...

First meeting in the clubs of Los Angeles' Central Avenue in the early '60s, and following separate but superlative careers, the two tenor legends reunited in the fall of 2009 to perform a couple of...

From Dexter Gordon to Freddie Hubbard to Santana through to his recent critically-acclaimed "Gratitude," Hadley Caliman's almost 80-year life has been filled with the kind of personal achievement...

A confluence of the post-bop trumpet legacy of Miles, Hubbard, & Shaw, along with the complexities of Cuban rhythms, lyrical ballad phrasing, and boundary-breaking free exploration, "Opening...

... a skilled improviser, building complex and multi-faceted musical lines with seeming effortlessness. - Chicago Jazz Magazine. Urbanessence, the second solo album by veteran trumpeter & composer...

Now entering it's 35th year, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra has built a resume that ranks it among the greatest artistic institutions in the city, if not the United States. For their latest recording,...