Tom Varner:
Heaven and Hell
Brilliant French hornist/composer Tom Varner's post-9/11 meditation on the good and bad around us all.  This gorgeous suite is a roaring-yet-tender new work for tentet, featuring master trumpeter Russ Johnson and a cast of Seattle's top players. Rated **** stars in Down Beat!  [More...]

Joe Locke/Frank Kimbrough:
Verrazano Moon
Frank and Joe's third recording on OmniTone is live and in-concert.  Full of the special musical alchemy for which this duo's known and loved, Verrazano Moon tingles with gorgeous originals and two breathtaking solo tracks of compositions by Duke Ellington and even Billy Joel!  [More...]

Cameron Brown and the Hear & Now:
Here and How!  Volume 2!
Volume 2 of Cam's first recording as a leader after nearly four decades of performing!  Recorded live by the late David Baker during a concert tour of Belgium, it features the ever-amazing vocalist Sheila Jordan, trumpet wizard Dave Ballou, and drummer Leon Parker.  [More...]

David Liebman Group:
Blues All Ways
From the long-standing ensemble of one of modern saxophone's most respected and free-ranging voices, David Liebman's eminently listenable tribute to one of the most beloved and versatile musical roots of jazz and rock: the blues.  You probably haven't heard Lieb play like this!  Proves it is blues always!   [More...]