For his Savant Records' debut, tenor saxman JD Allen went back in the studio with colleagues Gregg August and Rudy Royston, both of whom have been his regular partners on the bandstand and in the... more

Every new recording by tenor saxophonist JD Allen serves to solidify his reputation as one of the finest, most adventurous young musicians playing today. With a gently swinging, very personal vibrato... more

On his Criss Cross debut, 29-year-old Detroit-born saxophonist J.D. Allen brings his own perspective to the aesthetic rumblings that stamped middle '60s jazz music. Boasting an open, richly textured... more

Walking the tightrope that is stretched between history and progress is a difficult task for a young jazz musician. During the last five years, Jeremy Pelt has explored many post-war jazz trends, but... more

Ma Rainey once sang "You see me ravin', you hear me crying... this lonely heart of mine." If you can identify with that, and if you ever feel a little blue & sentimental, then you need to put this CD... more

You both enjoy doing things together. Vacations in the Wine Country. Quiet dinners in newly-discovered little restaurants. Watching "Seinfeld" reruns. Why not listen to music together? Pop this CD... more

This compilation will soothe & cool off those hot summer nights with tracks by Eric Alexander, David "Fathead" Newman, Larry Coryell, Mark Murphy, Winard Harper, Houston Person, Etta Jones, Jimmy... more

Heralded for years as one of the rising stars in jazz, Jeremy Pelt has earned accolades for his staggering virtuosity, which has elicited comparisons to trumpet icons like Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan... more

This budget priced compilation contains soothing, mellow jazz, feat. Wallace Rooney, Antoine Roney, Geri Allen, Ralphe Armstrong, Lenny White, John Hicks, Russell Gunn, Myron Walden, Mark Turner,... more

Orrin Evans' sixth date as a leader for Criss Cross reunites the award-winning pianist and composer with his mentor and longtime colleague, saxophonist Ralph Bowen. The quartet session introduces... more

Young jazz lion, trumpeter, Russell Gunn reutns with this Blue on the D.L., a great blues-based, classic jazz album containing a fierceness of attack! It's refreshing to find jazz of such aggressive... more

This recording surpasses all of Cindy's previous efforts in terms of instrumental technique, inspired composition & sheer visceral excitement, joined by J.D. Allen, Carlton Holmes & George Mitchell,... more

Drummer Winard Harper is a master of percussive color, adding Senegalese percussionist Abdou Mboup to his ensemble, giving these standards & originals new depth & dimension

2011 album from the Jazz trumpeter. The Talented Mr. Pelt is just the kind of album one thinks of when it comes to how Jazz is supposed to be: cool, confident, swinging and just a little mysterious.... more

MaxJazz is pleased to present trumpeter Jeremy Pelt in NOVEMBER, his fourth recording for the label as part of it's horn series. Pelt wrote and arranged all of the compositions on this acoustic,... more