This album gives Russian trumpeter Valery Ponomarev the opportunity to explore space and freedom in a format without piano. He has created arrangements with spontaneous interplay between himself and... more

Russian trumpeter in a quintet setting, feat. tenor saxophonist Bob Berg & a solid rhythm section w. Sid Simmons-piano, Ken Walker-bass & Billy Hart-drums.

Easy-going, hard-blowing, hard bop w. Ralph Moore, Larry Willis, Dennis Irwin, Victor Jones.

Reissue of April, 1987 recording, incl.. two additional selections not on original release, feat. Ralph Moore, Hidecki Takao, Dennis Irwin and Kenny Washington.

Recorded LIVE! In celebration of the great Art Blakey's 100th birthday, Valery Ponomarev has assembled some of New York City's finest musicians staying true to his passion to never let the music and... more

Trumpeter Valery Ponomarev has this to say: "I believe that music, and jazz particularly, has to have a story behind it. That's when music becomes music, rather than a bunch of notes." on his sixth... more

Valery Ponomarev-trumpet, John Hicks-piano, Don Braden-saxophone, Peter Washington-bass, Victor Jones-drums, 1993.

Trumpeter Valery Ponomarev's life in New York City began at the end of 1973 when he arrived here from Soviet Russia, a harrowing and inspiring story recounted in his colorful autobiography, On the... more

W. Joe Henderson, Kenny Barron, Essiet Essiet, Victor Jones, Hard-Bop recorded May 2, 1991.

Peter Hand has been a prolific and active presence on the New York Jazz scene for many years and has worked with and/or written music for Carmen Lundy, the George Coleman Octet and the Lee Konitz... more