This new trio, featuring pianist David Kikoski with the great Russian bassist Boris Kozlov and the legendary drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, presents a program of all Kikoski originals executed in the... more

On his ninth Criss Cross date as a leader (and 22nd label appearance overall), pianist David Kikoski convenes an extraordinary trio with two famed and longstanding allies, bassist Christian McBride... 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

Pianist David Kikoski, who's partnered so ably on past Criss Cross albums with horn men like Alex Sipiagin, Seamus Blake, Conrad Herwig and Wycliffe Gordon, is perhaps best known for a series of... more

This is pianist David Kikoski's seventh and perhaps most ambitious recording for Criss Cross. Helping the leader navigate seven harmonically rich originals with melodies that stick are tenor... more

Here, on his sixth Criss Cross release, pianist David Kikoski triologues with killer bass/drum team Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart in a lyrical evocation of his introspective side on a program of... more

Pianist Kikoski returns to a piano trio setting for a collection of provocative, often unconventional, original compositions; features bassist John Patitucci & drummer Jeff "Twain" Watts.

Long renowned as a sideman for Roy Haynes, the astute & insightful pianist/composer Kikoski is finally coming into his own as a leader in a quartet setting, inc. Seamus Blake, Scott Colley & Jeff... more

Pianist interact seamlessly w. Ed Howard & Leon Parker - they're 3 young veterans at the top of their game, cranking out 10 pieces ranging from Monk to American Songbook to some originals.

For his sixth Criss Cross release, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin focuses more heavily on his own writing than on 2005's Returning. Clearly rooted in the jazz tradition, Sipiagin's compositions continue to... more

As he has done on his three previous Criss Cross dates, Russian trumpeter Alex Sipiagin brings together a cohort of New York's finest - here reedmen Chris Potter and David Binney, keyboardist David... more

"The influence of Brazil and the Southern Hemisphere permeates the new CD from Adventure Music by singer/instrumentalist/composer/lyricist Tom Lellis. He has gathered the renowned Brazilian... more

Tenor saxophonist's quartet w. David Kikoski on piano, Buster Williams on bass and Billy Hart on drums, recorded Feb. 27 & Dec. 31, 1987.

The powerful all-star quintet Opus 5 returns with Pentasonic, the follow-up to their muscular 2011 debut Introducing Opus 5. It's a can't-miss linup with tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake and trumpeter... more

The fourth album from Beatlejazz is consistent with the group's three prior releases in concept and vision, presenting inventive jazz arrangements of the most beloved music of the 20th Century. Brian... more

Joining tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake on his fifth leader date for Criss Cross - it's his 19th appearance on the label - are 2005 Thelonious Monk Competition winner Lage Lund on guitar,... more

The third album from Beatles Jazz is consistent with their previous two. But this time the trio has enlisted help from some of jazz's big names, such as John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker... more

After his successful gospel and mainstream albums, trombone star Wycliffe Gordon presents his new all-star band on "United Soul Experience" playing some groovy, soul-oriented, hard swinging jazz. The... more

Russian trumpet virtuoso Alex Sipiagin presents his debut recording. He is familiar to Criss Cross listeners through sideman work with trombonist Conrad Herwig & others. Here he's joined by A-list... more

Virtuoso trombonist Herwig limns the outer partials of consonance on an unrelentingly swingin' sextet date, propelled by pianist David Kikoski, bassist James Genus & the turbo-charged drummer Jeff... more

Tenor sax player pays tribute to Stan Getz on this debut album, feat. Eddie Gomez, David Kikoski, Chuck Loeb, Mike Mainieri, Luciana Souza & Lenny White.

As a follow-up to Way Out Willy (CRC 1288), saxophonist Seamus Blake's latest features pianist David Kikoski, guitarist Lage Lund, bassist Matt Clohesy, and drummer Bill Stewart on another... more