Johnathan Blake - "Passage" / Johnathan Blake's new album Passage is a stirring follow-up to acclaimed 2021 label debut Homeward Bound. The drummer and composer reconvened his band Pentad featuring... more

Drummer, composer, and bandleader Johnathan Blake's Blue Note debut is a narrative celebration of life and legacy featuring his quintet, Pentad, with Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, David Virelles, and... more

Good things come to those who wait. Those waiting for the debut recording of drummer/composer Johnathan Blake, an important part of the New York jazz community as an adept accompanist and... more

Johnathan Blake, one of the most in-demand drummers of his generation, hasdone stellar work as a member of the Tom Harrell Quintet, the Mingus Big Band, the Kenny Barron Trio and many others. Having... more

After a full career which has spanned decades without a lull Tom Harrell is as busy as ever. Here is a project which supplements his working quintet with two additions saxophonist Jaleel Shaw and... more

On his seventh Criss Cross album Russian trumpeter Alex Sipiagin offers a program of four originals, a tune apiece by Joe Henderson and Wayne Shorter from their 60s Blue Note period, and a songbook... more

There are not many saxophonists with such a unique sound as David Fettmann! Ruby Project is his second album under his own name, and follows his highly acclaimed debut Prelude (2011), which marked... more

On THE TIME OF THE SUN, Tom and his quintet once again reaffirm their place at the top of the post-bop mainstream. Of course, Harrell's often beautiful, always rigorous solos are to the fore but... more

Hailed by Newsweek for his pure melodic genius, Harrell is widely recognized as one of the most creative and uncompromising jazz instrumentalists and composers of our time. He is that rare improviser... more

This is Russian trumpet star Alex Sipiagin's third outing on Criss Cross. This time, as before, in the company of a group of New York jazz greats: tourist Seamus Blake and guitarist Adam Rogers plus... more

Russell Malone is one of the most commanding and versatile guitarist performing today. He can move from Blues to Gospel to pop to R&B and Jazz without hesitation, a rare facility that has prompted... more

Tom Harrell is one of the world's most respected Jazz trumpeters and composers. His original works achieve that rare balance between intricacy and musicality, being at once intellectually engaging... more

On his newest release the great alto saxophonist Oliver Lake is in a trio format with organ sensation Jared Gold and drummer Johnathan Blake. 10 tracks with 7 tunes written by Oliver, 2 by Malachi... more

Rob's 9th CD for Reservoir Music heralds the pianist's return to the New York jazz scene after a six year hiatus, during which he obtained a Ph.D in mathematics at the Univ. Of California, Berkeley.... more

Eight original compositions by Oliver Lake are performed by his organ quartet with style, spirit and zeal. The album features some of the best young talented musicians in the New York area: brilliant... more