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Jorgensen and his band play complex, progressive music but make it sound as natural as breathing... a hip, thoughtful, emotional and sincere jazz recording. - Earshot Jazz. The debut recording of... more

Drummer Matt Jorgensen and his long time bandmates continue to push their unique sound in new directions with their fourth recording for Origin. With their expansive originals and stirring... more

Following-up on their critically acclaimed "Quiet Silence" (ORN #82401), Matt Jorgensen + 451 releases their third studio recording entitled "Hope," a collection of nine original compositions and... more

Inspired by the paintings of his late father-in-law, the prominent abstract-impressionist artist Dale Chisman, drummer Matt Jorgensen has created a recording of all original works drawing influence... more

Seattle trumpeter Chad McCullough joins with Slovakian pianist Michal Vanoucek for an album of varied sonic landscapes and ever-changing moods. The Sky Cries follows up on concerts in the Hague... more

With a combined 14 albums as leaders, and appearing on dozens more as sidemen, Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor and Matt Jorgensen have put a strong stamp on the sound of modern jazz that has come out of... more

From the first track, it is apparent that Marriott belongs to a select group of elite trumpet players capable of the speed & precision, tonal purity, and advanced logic displayed on an up tempo take... more

Seattle-based Richard Cole's Inner Mission further solidifies his position among the important voices on the tenor saxophone. Once again utilizing the talents of long time-friend and trumpet giant,... more

Following up on 2008's Roll with It (ORN 82513), Corey Christiansen's critically acclaimed Origin debut, the dynamic guitarist returns with a vengeance on Outlaw Tractor, another grooving, soul-jazz... more

From Freddie Hubbard's burner "Take It to the Ozone," to the moody and spare reading of Elvis Costello's "Almost Blue," Flexicon's unified yet eclectic mix further solidifies Marriott's standing as... more

Hi-Fi opens with an "Explosion. " Well, it's the tune's title, but there is remarkable energy here, and throughout this recording of hard bop realities. There's a relentlessness of purpose to this... more

Saxophonist Mark Taylor and label mates RadioAction recorded this eight track session in Brooklyn in Jan. 2002. Opening with Monk's "Bye Ya," they serve notice that they are as entrenched in a modern... more

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... more

Kelley Johnson sings the blues and swings deeply through feisty soulful arrangements by Geoffrey Keezer, Ingrid Jensen, John Hansen and many by Kelley herself, revealing why Wynton Marsalis and Jazz... more

Following up on the radio topping success of 2007's "Both Sides of the Fence," the Seattle-based trumpeter goes in a decidedly different direction with his newest recording as he pays tribute to the... more

The second in a series of Origin compilation CDs, "Modern Jazz" reflects some of the best of Seattle's deep and rich jazz scene. From the refined, ensemble work on "Incompatibility" to the... more