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Presided by tenor saxophonists Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart, the all-star quintet Reeds and Deeds boasts longtime Criss Cross artists: pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington, and... more

Surrounded by his colleagues from the notorious sextet collective One for All (Eric Alexander, Steve Davis, David Hazeltine & others), trumpeter/flugelhornist reaffirms his charter membership in the... more

Speaking eloquently to the benefits of keeping a working band together, One for All continues to add some distinctive flair to the mainstream tradition while building a singular book of originals and... more

On his second Criss Cross date, Herlin Riley, drummer with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra since 1992, assembles an all-star lineup from different eras of the band. The front line comprises Criss... more

On his debut album for Criss Cross, award-winning Dutch piano virtuoso Peter Beets links up with A-list American bass/drums pair Rodney Whitaker & Willie Jones III for a swinging, meaty program of... more

Tenor saxophonist's quartet w. Jones on piano, George Mraz on bass and Mel Lewis on drums, recorded April 14, 1982.

On Stride, his fourth Criss Cross leader date, pianist Danny Grissett returns to the trio format he navigated with such panache and imagination on his first two outings for the label. Longtime bass... more

Joined by New York A-list Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart, young guitar virtuoso Jonathan Kreisberg offers an impressive leader debut. Equally comfortable with bebop (Charlie Parker's "Relaxing at... more

On Hazeltine's second quintet session for Criss Cross, he takes on the challenge of writing for the contrasting textures of the trombone-alto saxophone front line - Steve Davis & Jim Snidero - a... more

Tenor saxophonist's quartet w. Warne Marsh, also on tenor saxophone, Jim Hughart on bass and Nick Ceroli on drums, recorded Sept. 15, 1978.

Jonathan Kreisberg's second outing for Criss Cross features the versatile guitarist's working organ trio with Gary Versace at the Hammond B3 and Mark Ferber on drums. The forward looking group... more

One of the more ideal ensemble combinations in jazz is the piano trio, with David Kikoski serving as a major proponent of the genre. For his fourth Criss Cross album, Kikoski leads a powerhouse trio... more