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The magic of art needs a frame, a somewhat solid container to hold the freedom that can only be found once we integrate some form of structure. And that also holds in every other area of life. We all... more

The magic of art needs a frame, a somewhat solid container to hold the freedom that can only be found once we integrate some form of structure. And that also holds in every other area of life. We all... more

Young saxophonist brings together some old & new friends (Mark Turner, Tim Hagans, Kevin Hays, Billy Drummond) in a quintet & sextet setting to explore his original compositions.

Seamus Blake-ts & ss (Victor Lewis, Kevin Hays, Billy Drummond), Kurt Rosenwinkel-guitar, Kevin Hayes-piano, Larry Grenadier-bass, Bill Stewart-drums.

Fellow saxophonists Seamus Blake and Chris Cheek have thrived as leaders,sidemen, big band soloists and much else, contributing to the creative health of the jazz scene over the last 20 years. As a... more

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

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

Tenor saxophonist plays adventurous electric jazz with elements of rock, avant garde & classical music, feat. Chris Cheek-sax, Jesse Murphy-bass, Jorge Rossy-drums, Dan Reiser-drums.

Drummer Joel Haynes leads his working trio with guest tenorist Seamus Blake at this cooking gig at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club back in early February. What a fun night this must have been! The... more

On Blake's fourth Criss Cross release, the tenor saxophonist performs a program that mixes two melody-drenched "new standards," a masterful art song, a soulful jazz original, and three... more

THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS AND ME, Jane Monheit's eagerly anticipated new CD. An ode to songwriters past and present whom Monheit greatly admires, THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS AND ME is a sumptuously sung... more

Pianist Eric Reed has claimed that Monk's music makes it possible "to travel way out there, if you're willing to go where it can take you." on the Baddest Monk, Reed and his colleagues prove more... more

A sparkling pianist as well as a fine budding composer, Danny Grissett's star has been on the rise lately and he's a favorite accompanist to a growing body of leaders including trumpeters Jim... more

It's been ten years now since Jesse Van Ruller won the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition (the first European artist to do so), and yet audiences have yet to fully appreciate his immense talents. Criss... more

On it's third Criss Cross recording since they made their 2011 debut with Introducing Opus 5, Opus 5 - a collaborative quintet of New York A-listers Alex Sipiagin (trumpet) Seamus Blake (tenor sax),... more

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

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

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 we present three interpretations of Mingus's music by three different repertory bands: 1. The Mingus Big Band, which just completed a fourteen-year tenure of Thursday nights at Manhattan's Fez... 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