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ArcoIris Sandoval - piano, composition Marty Kenney - bass Allan Mednard - drums https://sonicasylum.bandcamp.com/album/arcoiris-sandoval-sonic-asylum-first-voyage ArcoIris Sandoval is a jazz pianist, composer and Fulbright award recipient currently residing in New York City and originally from Tucson, Arizona. She obtained her Master's degree in jazz piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music, and has won 2013 and 2015 ASCAP young jazz composer awards in addition to being a semifinalist at in the Montreux Solo Jazz Piano competition in 2012, a participant in the Mary Lou Williams Festival, Betty Carter Jazz Ahead and the Metropole Orkest Arrangers Workshop directed by Vince Mendoza featuring Richard Bona. One of her arrangements was performed by the Metropole Orkest at the 2016 BBC Proms tribute to Quincy Jones. She has also performed at major festivals throughout the world including Umbria Jazz Festival, Winter Jazz Fest in NYC, Angra Jazz Festival, Monty Alexander Jazz Festival, the Telluride Jazz Festival, the Tucson Jazz Festival with Lonnie Plaxico opening for Tower of Power in 2017 as well in 2015 at the Tucson Jazz Festival with Jimmy Cobb, and many others throughout China, Europe, India, South America, and Mexico. She was also a finalist at the inaugural Ellis Marsalis Jazz Piano Competition in summer 2018. ArcoIris and bassist Mimi Jones are the Co-directors and composers for The D.O.M.E. Experience which is an award winning environmentally and socially motivated orchestra featuring cinematography as well as dance and has featured a roster of acclaimed musicians and renowned choreographers throughout the years. DOME has been the two time recipient of The Bronx Council of the Arts Award, The Puffin Foundation Grant, and the 2020 New Music USA Grant. She is actively performing and touring with several ensembles including with acclaimed jazz vocalist Allan Harris, Shirazette Tinnin’s “Sonic Wallpaper”, and her own Sonic Asylum trio and quintet project which performs locally in NYC even during the pandemic and has performed at the Kennedy Center and Vermont Jazz Emerging Artist festival. She released her debut Sonic Asylum Trio album in summer 2018 with MEII Enterprises entitled “First Voyage” featuring Marty Kenney on bass and Allan Mednard on drums which won a 2018 Global Music Award.

Composition by Angela Morris, featuring the Webber/Morris Big Band. Solos by Anna Webber (tenor saxophone) and Patricia Brennan (vibraphone) Find the entire album here: https://webbermorrisbigband.bandcamp.com/album/both-are-true Purchase sheet music here: angelamorrismusic.com/bigband Personnel: Angela Morris: conductor, tenor saxophone, flute Anna Webber: conductor, tenor saxophone, flute Jay Rattman: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Charlotte Greve: alto saxophone, clarinet Adam Schneit: tenor saxophone, clarinet Lisa Parrott: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet John Lake: trumpet, flugelhorn Jake Henry: trumpet, flugelhorn Adam O’Farrill: trumpet, flugelhorn Kenny Warren: trumpet, flugelhorn Tim Vaughn: trombone Nick Grinder: trombone Jen Baker: trombone Reginald Chapman: bass trombone Patricia Brennan: vibraphone Dustin Carlson: guitar Marc Hannaford: piano Adam Hopkins: bass Jeff Davis: drums

From Leibson's solo piano EP "La Cancel," inspired by the great novel El Silenciero by the Argentinian author Antonio Di Benedetto. "La cancel da directamente al menguado patio de baldosas. Yo abro la cancel y encuentro el ruido" Antonio Di Benedetto - El Silenciero // "The cancel opens directly onto the diminished tile patio. I open the gate and find the noise" Antonio Di Benedetto - The Silencer Hear and purchase the entire album: https://santiagoleibson.bandcamp.com/album/la-cancel

Featuring Michaël Attias (alto saxophone), Samuel Blaser (trombone), Sebastien Ammann (piano), Noah Garabedian (bass), Nathan Ellman-Bell (drums) From Amman: "Yayoi" is inspired by the work of Japanese visual artist Yayoi Kusama. In this piece, the aim was to create a narrative by connecting sections that have different textures and creating a flow in the composition. From the album Resilience (Skirl Records, 2020).

Chris Ziemba is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator based on the East Coast. He holds Bachelors of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media as well as Music Education from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with pianists Harold Danko and Paul Hofmann. He also holds a Masters of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media from Eastman. Before leaving Rochester to establish himself in New York City, Ziemba won first place in the 2011 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition. In New York, he earned an Artist Diploma in Jazz Studies from The Juilliard School, where he studied with pianist Frank Kimbrough, famed for his work as a leader as well as with the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra. In 2013 he recorded Chakra with the Ted Nash Big Band. He has also performed with the Grammy-winning Gil Evans Project, led by Ryan Truesdell. Other highlights of his time in New York include performances with such renowned artists as Kurt Elling, Carl Allen, Marcus Printup, Ron Blake, and Karrin Allyson, among others. In 2016, Ziemba released his debut album, Manhattan Lullaby. The album features his original compositions and arrangements as played by saxophonist Michael Thomas, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Jimmy Macbride. In 2017, Ziemba became the pianist for the Airmen of Note, the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force Band based in Washington, D.C. He continues to regularly perform and record. Website: https://www.chrisziemba.com Manhattan Lullaby (debut album): https://tinyurl.com/y252qpum Mailing list: https://eepurl.com/gDrH2f For more information, visit www.chrisziemba.com

Pundit was written during the 2016 election as a reflection of political pundits who change their opinions and narratives on a dime. Gabe Terracciano - violin Davie Pietro - alto saxophone Adam Rogers - guitar Matt Pavolka - bass Mark Ferber - drums Originally from Portland, Maine, Gabriel Terracciano is an award winning violinist, composer, and educator.  Classically trained from a young age, Gabe has spent his career focusing on playing the violin in a variety of non-classical genres. He has been a member of the two-time Grammy award winning Turtle Island String Quartet since 2018, and is a member of numerous New York-based groups in addition to leading his own trios and quartets. He has played throughout the United States as well as Internationally, including concerts throughout Ghana as a member of the Ghanaian National Symphony Orchestra, and was the recipient of both third prize at the 2018 Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition and first prize at the 2018 Freshgrass Festval Fiddle Contest. He has played, recorded, and/or studied with the likes of John Scofield, Cecil McBee, Tanya Kalmanovitch, Dave Holland, Billy Hart, George Cables, Victor Lewis, Ron McClure, Ari Hoenig, Noah Preminger, Jason Moran, Jerry Bergonzi, and Frank Carlberg. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

"The Reiki Practitioner" was originally written for quintet and was featured on Jonathan's debut album, "First Vision", which was released at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City for the Blue Truffle Music record label. What started as a small-group original work was soon adapted for jazz orchestra and would be debuted at the 2009 Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition presented by the International Trumpet Guild and premiered by the U.S. Army Blues. It has since been performed by multi-award winning ensembles such as the Eco-Music Big Band, the Liberte Big Band, the Erica Seguine/Shannon Baker Jazz Orchestra, and most recently, the University of Colorado, Boulder Concert Jazz Ensemble. Venues it has been performed at include The Tea Lounge, Trumpets Jazz Club and The Iridium in New York, as well as Grusin Hall at CU Boulder. The piece was recently recognized by the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers, which awarded Jonathan a commission to complete a new composition by winter of 2020. Recorded in April 2019 at Mighty Fine Studios, Denver CO Engineered by Colin Bricker Saxophones Lexi Nomikos Rhiannon Dewey Wyatt Wear Michael Gutierrez Jake Conway Trumpets Jonathan Saraga Joey Blunk Erik Ondrejko Aaron MacGilvray Sonya Walker Trombones Brian Woodbury Matteo Bassani Allison Orthel Bryan Powell Rhythm Section Adam Hernandez, guitar Annie Booth, piano Leo Arguello, bass Michael D'Angelo, drums Rocco Williams, vibes

From John Lake's new album, Seven Angels. https://johnlakejazz.bandcamp.com/album/seven-angels-2 John Lake - trumpet and composer Michael Thomas - Alto Saxophone Paul Jones - Tenor Saxophone Steven Feifke - Piano Marcos Varela - Bass Jeff Davis - Drums "The record date was about three weeks out, and I knew I needed something fresh, something with a lot of energy. I had the day off from gigs, and I was aching to go outside and take a walk, maybe meet a friend. But I promised myself I would write this new tune today. That sparked a memory of the classic short story of Anton Chekhov, “The Bet,” where two professionals make a wager that one of them can’t stay isolated in a room for a period of so many years. I don’t want to spoil the ending for anyone, but that was the feeling I had. Once I had that inspiration, the song just poured out of me as I was sitting at the Rhodes piano, and then at my computer. It’s one of my favorite songs to play from the record, and it was the first single that we put out."

The third and final (or first and foremost?) track from the newest Cowboys & Frenchmen album, Sweet Moments. This track is about the future. Watch the accompanying video, newly posted, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMJCYcMLuR8&list=PLpoChljCRd-TB1gUGVBkDPwqHmJjbxo0t&index=3 After losing our entire 2020 touring and recording schedule, and deeply missing the joys of performing with each other and for our audiences, we decided to record a short album and share it with you. Sweet Moments was recorded remotely from our separate apartments with cell phones, handheld recorders, and many email exchanges. Each song is unique in character, but all are reflections on moments in time, and the way these moments are colored by our emotions. There is one song about the future, one about the present, and one about the past. We hope you enjoy. We are donating half of everything we make on this album to NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Ethan Helm - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute Owen Broder - alto saxophone, bass clarinet Addison Frei - piano Ethan O’Reilly - bass Matt Honor - drums All compositions by Ethan Helm c. 2020 Sagamusic Mixed and Mastered by Juanma Trujillo.

More music from the newest Cowboys & Frenchmen album, Sweet Moments. Watch the video for this track here (out today!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_0VmLfmJ3s&list=PLpoChljCRd-TB1gUGVBkDPwqHmJjbxo0t&index=2 After losing our entire 2020 touring and recording schedule, and deeply missing the joys of performing with each other and for our audiences, we decided to record a short album and share it with you. Sweet Moments was recorded remotely from our separate apartments with cell phones, handheld recorders, and many email exchanges. Each song is unique in character, but all are reflections on moments in time, and the way these moments are colored by our emotions. There is one song about the future, one about the present, and one about the past. We hope you enjoy. We are donating half of everything we make on this album to NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Ethan Helm - alto saxophone, flute Owen Broder - alto saxophone Addison Frei - piano Ethan O’Reilly - bass Matt Honor - drums All compositions by Ethan Helm c. 2020 Sagamusic Mixed and Mastered by Juanma Trujillo.

From the newest Cowboys & Frenchmen album, Sweet Moments. View our music video for "Benji the Bear" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKVSQXdZUOo&feature=youtu.be After losing our entire 2020 touring and recording schedule, and deeply missing the joys of performing with each other and for our audiences, we decided to record a short album and share it with you. Sweet Moments was recorded remotely from our separate apartments with cell phones, handheld recorders, and many email exchanges. Each song is unique in character, but all are reflections on moments in time, and the way these moments are colored by our emotions. There is one song about the future, one about the present, and one about the past. We hope you enjoy. We are donating half of everything we make on this album to NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Ethan Helm - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute Owen Broder - alto saxophone, bass clarinet Addison Frei - piano Ethan O’Reilly - bass Matt Honor - drums All compositions by Ethan Helm c. 2020 Sagamusic Mixed and Mastered by Juanma Trujillo.

Ted Taforo is a Los Angeles-based musician. He is also a two-time recipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award, who is known for his versatility, unique compositions, and powerful saxophone sound. He first attended the Eastman School of Music where he studied jazz and saxophone. It wasn’t until he arrived at CalArts in 2012, that he started fusing that background with other genres such as Javanese gamelan music and the flourishing beat scene coming out of Los Angeles. Taking courses in Ableton while discovering keyboards such as the Casio MT 100, Ted began making beats and producing music with an electronic sound palette. https://ffm.to/between_dreams https://www.weekinpop.com/features/between-dreams-ted-taforo?fbclid=IwAR0mumj6fmtyMlBwo01UpNo6ZEAYHNOWCgyvuWskwnp8Z186cgFQmLH5JDc http://www.tedtaforo.com

Story written and narrated by Christopher Hermelin https://cdhermelin.com/ https://twitter.com/cdhermelin Music written and performed by Ethan Helm https://www.ethanhelm.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ethan_helm/

www.rajivjayaweera.com www.facebook.com/rajivjayaweera Instagram: @euroraj Pistils is the debut recording from Sri Lankan/Australian jazz drummer and composer, Rajiv Jayaweera. The album showcases eight compelling, thoughtful originals, which draw inspiration from Sri Lanka. Jayaweera’s compositions feature strong melodies and beauty, coupled with intricate bass lines and rhythmic interplay. His band of Chris Cheek (soprano & tenor saxophones), Aaron Parks (piano), Hugh Stuckey (guitar) and Sam Anning (double bass), truly display why they are amongst the most revered and sought-after musicians on the scene today. Ellstandissa, featuring the relatively unknown Thammattama drum (also known as a temple drum), a two-headed traditional drum played with a pair of fascinating curly wooden sticks and most commonly used in cultural ceremonies, incorporates rhythms from a Sri Lankan dance entitled Gajaga Wannama, or dance of the elephant, in 7/8 time. The main melody of the song is circular and haunting, and is played over a counter melody that superimposes a polyrhythmic figure. Ellstandissa is a made up word combining the names of the composer’s grandparents.

Kari van der Kloot: voice/composition Lisanne Tremblay: violin Jamie Reynolds: piano/mini Moog Gary Wang: bass Nathan Ellman-Bell: drums Kari van der Kloot’s album “The Architects” lives somewhere in the space between jazz and folk. Composed by Kari van der Kloot (including a setting of an e.e. cummings poem), the music glides seamlessly between intricately arranged ensemble playing and lush layers of vocals and violins, to moments of improvised abandon. Kari has an innate skill for crafting approachable melodies that belie the depth and complexities of her compositions. This album features a stellar cast of New York based musicians: violinist Lisanne Tremblay, pianist/synth player Jamie Reynolds, bassist Gary Wang and drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell. A working band since early 2018, the five musicians of “The Architects” establish an atmosphere of trust throughout the album—each musician’s individual voice shines through clearly in each song while weaving a multi-layered collage together. http://www.karivanderkloot.com https://karivanderkloot.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/album/6v0NnnTVGAOeRQoQnOu3jV?si=0N_fXpg4SSifU2aFKvhfwg http://www.facebook.com/karivanderklootjazzvocalist http://www.instagram.com/karivanderkloot

Addison Frei: “Night Funeral in Harlem” ISRC: QZ-GA9-20-00001 Written, performed and produced by Addison Frei Tahira Clayton, vocals Matt Young, drums Mastered by Matt Young at Totem Audio www.addisonfrei.com www.addisonfrei.bandcamp.com www.instagram.com/addisonfrei www.facebook.com/addisonfreimusic Ever since Addison Frei (“Fry”) began playing piano in local restaurants around Lawrence, Kansas at the age of ten, he has captivated audiences and garnered acclaim far beyond his years. Frei’s latest album No Defense (TCB Records) was celebrated with solo performances at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Alhambra (Geneva), and Lucerne Piano Festival. His lyrical pianism has made him a favorite accompanist for many vocalists including Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Janis Siegel and Carol Fredette. Frei’s artistry as a composer and producer is showcased with genre-bending singles “Cornerstone”, “Postcard” and his EP Future Speak featuring Michael Mayo and Tahira Clayton. Frei also produced Clayton’s 2019 release Wait Till Now. Frei’s eclectic musicianship remains on display in the New York scene—he’s equally at home leading jazz groups at Dizzy’s Club and the Kitano or playing synthesizers with his band at National Sawdust and Rockwood Music Hall. A proud Yamaha Artist, Frei’s previous records include Transit (2016) and Intentions (2014). He also co-leads AMP Trio, contributing compositions to each of their five studio albums. Alongside Tahira Clayton, AMP Trio was selected as winner of the 2017 DC Jazz Prix, and has toured extensively throughout Asia and North America at jazz festivals, clubs and universities.

Michael Sarian - Flugelhorn Santiago Leibson - Piano Marty Kenney - Bass Dayeon Seok - Drums Album release is 9/4 on ears&eyes Records (www.earandeyesrecords.com / ig: @earsandeyesrecords) Produced by Michael Sarian and Luis Bacque Recorded, mixed & mastered by Luis Bacque at Bacque Recording Engineering Studios in Roselle, New Jersey (Luis Bacque uses Sonoris Software) Album artwork & design: Jamie Breiwick @ B Side Graphics (www.bsidegraphics.net / ig: @b.side.graphics) Michael Sarian's new quartet, New Aurora, gets its name from the track Aurora, which Sarian began writing on February 15, 2019. Although the word literally means dawn, which is the meaning Sarian hopes to convey behind the project, the composition came after hearing of a mass shooting that day in Aurora, Illinois. The alternation between sus2 and sus4 chords throughout the first section, paired with a simple melody, bear a somber mood, a hopelessness which Sarian felt assuming #Aurora was trending because of the 2012 mass shooting there, only to find out there another had taken place.

Leonor Falcon, violin and composition http://www.leonorfalcon.com/ Juanma Trujillo, guitar https://juanmatrujillo.com/ Etude 2: I wrote this short piece for my friends of the Golden-Williams duo, who are both classical musicians (viola and cello) and commissioned me to write them a piece with some instructions on how to improvise. It was an exercise in creativity for them and for me as well, since I had to come up with different ideas they could try throughout the piece. They also came up with their own which resulted into something very different than what I had imagined. It's a very open-ended piece, with a different result every time I play it with different musicians. Chorale: This is a piece I wrote several years ago for my first album Imaga Mondo, and is a short homage to Bach, my favorite composer of all time.

By Noah Berman "For Family" is a suite in four short movements, dedicated to three members of my family whose lives and work constantly inspire me. Movement 1 is for Romek Marber, graphic designer Movements 2 and 3 are for Ethel Berman, silent film pianist Movement 4 is for Hugh Nissenson, author noahbermanmusic.com

Louis Weeks is an award-winning and critically acclaimed composer and performer whose records have been featured on NPR and The Washington Post. His compositions for film, television, video games, and radio/podcast have earned him numerous industry awards. Projects featuring his work have garnered mentions from The New York Times, AdWeek, and The Washington City Paper and have been selected for some of the most prestigious film festivals in the US.

By Louis Weeks, featuring Noah Berman and Ro Rowan. Louis Weeks is an award-winning and critically acclaimed composer and performer whose records have been featured on NPR and The Washington Post. His compositions for film, television, video games, and radio/podcast have earned him numerous industry awards. Projects featuring his work have garnered mentions from The New York Times, AdWeek, and The Washington City Paper and have been selected for some of the most prestigious film festivals in the US.

Ted Taforo is a Los Angeles-based musician. He is also a two-time recipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award, who is known for his versatility, unique compositions, and powerful saxophone sound. He first attended the Eastman School of Music where he studied jazz and saxophone. It wasn’t until he arrived at CalArts in 2012, that he started fusing that background with other genres such as Javanese gamelan music and the flourishing beat scene coming out of Los Angeles. Taking courses in Ableton while discovering keyboards such as the Casio MT 100, Ted began making beats and producing music with an electronic sound palette. https://ffm.to/between_dreams https://www.weekinpop.com/features/between-dreams-ted-taforo?fbclid=IwAR0mumj6fmtyMlBwo01UpNo6ZEAYHNOWCgyvuWskwnp8Z186cgFQmLH5JDc http://www.tedtaforo.com

Ted Taforo is a Los Angeles-based musician. He is also a two-time recipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award, who is known for his versatility, unique compositions, and powerful saxophone sound. He first attended the Eastman School of Music where he studied jazz and saxophone. It wasn’t until he arrived at CalArts in 2012, that he started fusing that background with other genres such as Javanese gamelan music and the flourishing beat scene coming out of Los Angeles. Taking courses in Ableton while discovering keyboards such as the Casio MT 100, Ted began making beats and producing music with an electronic sound palette. https://ffm.to/between_dreams https://www.weekinpop.com/features/between-dreams-ted-taforo?fbclid=IwAR0mumj6fmtyMlBwo01UpNo6ZEAYHNOWCgyvuWskwnp8Z186cgFQmLH5JDc http://www.tedtaforo.com

By Ethan Helm Modern rag for alto saxophones and flutes. I wrote this piece in 2013, imagining what it would be like to walk around New York City 100 years ago.