Steve Turre – trombone & shells | Nicholas Payton – trumpet | Ron Blake – saxophones | Christian Sands – piano | Buster Williams – drums | Lenny White – drums Steve Turre, trombone master and innovating performer on seashells, celebrates the release of his exciting new album, Saynas, which is surprisingly his first live […]
Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Early influences on Delfeayo's style include J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Tyree Glenn, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington’s trombone masters. From the age of 17 until the present, he has produced over 100 recordings for major artists, including Harry Connick […]
Mingus Dynasty was the first band Sue Mingus organized after Charles Mingus’ death in 1979, collaborating with his own sidemen to honor his life and work. Although Mingus was an iconic and trailblazing bassist, he always said he was first and foremost a composer, and he left behind over 300 composition that deserved to be […]
Master saxophonist and four-time Downbeat Critic's Poll Winner for Trombonist of the Year Michael Dease honors the spirit of his former bandleader Roy Hargrove with a Quintet featuring fellow Hargrove alum Andre Hayward. Dease is a prolific session musician, longtime fixture in the bands of Jimmy Heath, David Sanborn and Christian McBride and a fiery, […]
Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Early influences on Delfeayo's style include J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Tyree Glenn, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington’s trombone masters. From the age of 17 until the present, he has produced over 100 recordings for major artists, including Harry Connick […]