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By the mid-1960s, European touring had become a routine familiar to many of jazz's most well-known practitioners. Piano/composer Thelonious Monk was already over two decades into his career when he... more

It seems there are often two sides that must be acknowledged when considering an idea, concept or object. It could be as simple as candy being both spicy and sweet or something philosophically... more

2017 release. This is the 30th recording of Oregon. As always, we continue to search for new facets in the art of ensemble music-making and to evolve further as individual musicians. This CD... more

Danish drummer/composer Stefan Pasborg grew up in a household of ballet dancers, allowing him to have an intimate relationship with their lifestyle and performances. One of his first formative... more

One unmistakable sign of a true creative is an uncanny ability to find new ways to express themselves. Sometimes this manifests in new methods for exploring and developing their art. Pianist/composer... more

The magical world of the great Cuban-American woodwind master Paquito D'Rivera continues to expand. Over his seven decades in music, D'Rivera has become engaged with musicians hailing from locations... more

This album is dedicated to Norma, my beloved mother.A courageous, always independent, warmhearted, generous person with a fantastic sense of humor and countless other good qualities.  ank you so much... more

We set out to make an intimate holiday album inspired by love and gratitude for family and friends, evoking the spirit of the season. We've always loved the Christmas recordings of the 50's as... more

"Go to the Mardi Gras" by Professor Longhair is where it all begins. My brother Jeffrey, a drummer, and I would sit in with the Nat Krasnoff Trio on Mardi Gras ball gigs. The trio featured my... more

For over 25 years, the Minneapolis based collective, Happy Apple, has delivered it's own enigmatic vision of jazz and improvised music to an adoring cognoscenti of listeners. Though they've found... more

One of the more exciting aspects of jazz and other improvised music is the drama in it's unpredictability. There have been sages in the music that mastered the art of surprise, providing decades of... more

Saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh is an old soul. He favors spontaneity between performers on the bandstand, prefers the feel of a swinging band to heady, over-wrought music, and likes the sound of analog... more

The history of jazz piano resonates from a plumb line whence new developments spring. Pianist/composer Carmen Staaf makes a case for the connection between two brilliant and revolutionary pianists,... more

Across cultures the world over, the word echo, well, echoes. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, the mountain nymph Echo's voice was cursed so that she could only repeat the words of others. In Arabic, صَدَى... more

Half a century into a brilliant career is a good time to release a debut album. For veteran pianist/composer Armen Donelian, the moment seems ripe to revisit the first release in his treasure-laden... more

If it ever seems that the art of the jazz piano trio has gone as far as anyone can reasonably take it - this given the legacy of great artists like Art Tatum, Bill Evans, Cecil Taylor, Ahmad Jamal... more

The infectious spirit of Brazilian music in all it's incredible forms is impossible to deny. Musicians from around the world succumb to the elements of samba, forro and bossa nova. For Brazilian... more

There is an oddly satisfying feeling while floating. The sensation of being untethered from gravity has fascinated people for ages. In a musical sense, performing without the weight of tempo or... more

This is the second project Ko and I have done together, a sort of sequel to 2018's Benign Strangers. The pandemic put a monkey-wrench into our collaboration for a few years there, and I'm glad we're... more

It was 2013, and I was going to Brazil for the first time because I had just received a grant from the City of Paris to collect stories and legends from there and turn them into a play. I stayed... more

There is a spirit that passes through all the folkloric music of the world. The sounds may differ from region to region and from people to people, but folk music holds deep truths that speak to the... more

In 1962, two of the most influential and talented instrumentalists that Cuba ever produced were brought together. Saxophonist/clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera was invited to hear pianist Chucho Valdés at... more

My vision for UNISON has evolved since our first performance in 2017. I've endeavored to go deeper into honoring my influences and collectively, we've been refining our musical interactions... more

2018 release. New York City can be like a jungle. With a menagerie of people intermingling in seemingly never ceasing action, the City has ecosystems within ecosystems. Vibraphonist/composer Yuhan Su... more