Jazz Promo Services

Hristo Vitchev / Weber Iago - HEARTMONY

Hristo Vitchev – guitar, compositions, Weber Iago – piano

Street Date: 01/01/2012

Dave Stryker - “Blue Strike”

Dave Stryker – guitar, Freddie Hendrix – trumpet, Stephen Riley – tenor sax, Jared Gold – organ, Billy Hart – drums

Street Date: 01/01/2012

The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David Murray

This piano-less/guitar-less ‘”real jazz” offering has the American Big Band Sound featuring David Murray on saxaphone, Tommy Vig on vibraphone, and two very Hungarian instruments: the tarogato and the cimbalom.

Street Date: 01/01/2012

Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band - "Eleven"

Tommy Igoe’s legendary band, in a spare-no-expense recording from the iconic Avatar Studios featuring 19 of New York City’s finest musicians. Jazz, Brazilian, Funk, Latin and more in a spectacular release that redefines the genre!

Street Date: 01/01/2012

Jimmy Owens - The Monk Project

Jimmy Owens – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Wycliffe Gordon – Trombone, Marcus Strickland – Tenor Saxophone, Howard Johnson – Tuba, Baritone Saxophone, Kenny Barron – Piano, Kenny Davis – Bass, Winard Harper – Drums

Liner notes will be by Robin Kelley, who wrote the prize-winning biography: “Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original.”

Jimmy Owens will be a 2012 NEA Jazz Master Award recipient.  Ceremony will be held at Jazz at Lincoln Center Jan. 10, 2012.

Jimmy Owens will celebrate the release with a Week At Dizzy’s Jan 3 thg 8, 2012.

Street Date: 01/03/2012

Anne Walsh - "Go"

Anne Walsh-Vocals,  Brian Bromberg, and Jerry Watts-Bass, Gary Meek-Saxophone, Larry Koonse-Guitar, Chris Wabich & Tiki Pasillas-Percussion

Thomas Zink-Producer/Arranger

Street Date: 01/03/2012

Jamie Ousley - A Sea of Voices

Jamie Ousley-bass, Joe Davidian-piano, Austin McMahon-drums.  Special guests Carlomagno Araya-percussion, Gabriel Saientz-piano, and Nanami Morikawa-vocals

Street Date: 01/10/2012

Eddie Daniels-Roger Kellaway - Live At TheLibrary Of Congress

Eddie Daniels-clarinet, Roger Kellaway-piano

Coolidge Auditorium

February 25, 2010

Street Date: 01/12/2012

Michael Sahl and Eric Salzman

Civilization & Its Discontents a music-theater comedy words and music by Michael Sahl and Eric Salzman performed by Quog Music Theater (Karl Patrick Krause, Candice Earley, Paul Binotto, and William Parry; with Michael Sahl, keyboards, and Cleve Pozar, drums and percussion)

original recording from National Public Radio

Street Date: 01/31/2012

Liz Childs Quartet - Take Flight

Liz Childs-vocals, Ed Maceachen-guitar, Dan Fabricatore-bass, Anthony Pinciotti-drums

Street Date: 02/01/2012

PETER APPLEYARD AND THE JAZZ GIANTS - "The Lost 1974 Sessions"

Peter Appleyard-Vibes, Slam Stewart-bass, Hank Jones-Piano, Zoot Sims-Tenor, Urbie Green-trombone, Bobby Hackett-cornet and Mel Lewis-drums

Street Date: 02/14/2012

Heiner Stadler - Brains on Fire

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Reggie Workman, Jimmy Owens, Tyrone Washington, Joe Farrell, Garnett Brown, Don Friedman, Barre Phillips, Joe Chambers, Brian Brake, Lenny White, Manfred Schoof, Gerd Dudek, Albert Mangelsdorff, Wolfgand Dauner, Lucas Lindholm, Tony Inzalaco

All tracks: first release on CD (2 CD Set)

Street Date: 02/28/2012

Ellynne Plotnick - "I Will"

Ellynne Plotnick (vocals); Harvie S (bass); John Tropea (guitar)

Street Date: 03/01/2012

Georg Breinschmid

Georg Breinschmid: bass, composer, vocalist; Frantisek Janoska: piano; Roman Janoska: violin; Thomas Gansch: composer, vocalist

Street Date: 03/02/2012

Post Jazz Mistress - Global Warming

Osvaldo Di Dio : electric and acoustic guitars, Vincenzo Virgillito : double bass, Antonio Fusco : drums

Street Date: 03/06/2012

Jane Scheckter - Easy To Remember

Jane Scheckter-vocals, Tedd Firth-Piano/musical Director, Jay Leonhart-Bass, Peter Grant-Drums/percussion, Bucky Pizzarelli-Guitar, Warren Vache-Cornet, Harry Allen-Tenor Sax, Aaron Weinstein-Violin, guests Tony DeSare-Vocal …duet on “I Didn’t Know About You”, Gil Chimes Harmonica on “Where Or When”

Street Date: 03/06/2012

SUE HALLORAN & KEN HITCHCOCK - “I Can Cook Too!”

Sue Halloran-Vocals, Ken Hitchcock-Soprano, alto, tenor, baritone saxes, flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, Carlos Franzetti, Mark Soskin -Piano, Gary Versace -B3 organ, Mike Holober -Fender Rhodes. David Finck, Chip Jackson – Bass, Romero Lubambo -Guitar, Ray Marchica, Clint DeGanon -Drums/percussion, Nick Marchione, 

Jim Hlynes –Trumpets, Keith O’Quinn, Mike Davis –Trombone /bs trombone, The City of Prague Phlharmonic.

Street Date: 03/06/2012

Sarah Elgeti - "Into The Open"

Sarah Elgeti – Tenor/soprano sax, flute, percussion, Marianne Markmann-Eriksen – Alto/Bari sax, Christian Bluhme Hansen – Guitars, percussion, Jens Kristian Andersen – Bass, Thomas Præstegaard – Drums,  Ben Besiakov – Piano, Rhodes *track 4,8,10, Mikkel Uhrenholdt – Alto sax *track 4,8, Magnus Poulsen – Alto sax * lead sax track 8 

Street Date: 03/06/2012

New World Beat - “After Carnival”

Richard Sprince – vibraphone;  Matt Vashlishan – soprano & alto saxophones, EWI; Tom Lippincott – 8 String guitar; Diogo Brown – fretless bass; Goran Rista – drums; Tony Cruz, Terezinha Valois – vocals; Cezar Santana – nylon string guitar;  Dwili Dewongy –percussion; Gary Damanti – guitar solo, “The Dance Has Just Begun”; Jorge Pardo – flute solo, “Song For Brazil”;  Alejandro Pino-Sprince – tag vocal, “Last Train Home”.

Street Date: 04/03/2012

Hendrik Meurkens / Gabriel Espinosa - "Celebrando"

Hendrik Meurkens-Harmonica / Gabriel Espinosa- Hendrik Meurkens-Bass & Vocals with Anat Cohen, Antonio Sanchez

“Celebrando” marks ZOHO’s 100th CD release!

Street Date: 04/12/2012

JOE CHAMBERS Moving Pictures Orchestra

Joe Chambers, drums/vibes/composer/arranger; Craig Handy, Sam Dillon, tenor saxophones; Sharel Cassity, Tim Green, alto saxophones; Conrad Herwig, Steve Davis, Max Siegel, James Burton, trombones; Frank Green, Tanya Darby, David Weiss, Keyon Harrold, trumpets; Xavier Davis, piano; Dwayne Burno, bass; Steve Berrios, drums/percussion,  also featuring, new singing sensation Nicole Guiland.

Street Date: 04/24/2012

Cristina Morrison

Cristina Morrison: lyrics & vocals, Christian Hidrobo- composer, arranger, and alto saxophone, Walter Szymanski- trumpet, Steve Einerson- piano, Marcus McLaurine- upright bass, Alex Alvear- electric bass, Willard Dyson- drums, Gregoire Maret- harmonica, Sammy Torres- percussion, Vinny Valentino- guitar, Alex Harding- baritone saxophone

Street Date: 05/01/2012

Alison Wedding - "This Dance"

Alison Wedding-vocals with special guests Lionel Loueke, Chris Potter, Henry Hey, Zach Brock, Pete McCann plus others.

Street Date: 05/15/2012

David Basse - "Uptown"

DAVID BASSE – vocals, PHIL WOODS – alto saxophone * – clarinet, MIKE MELVOIN – piano, STEVE GILMORE – bass, BILL GOODWIN – drums

Street Date: 05/22/2012

Story City - "time and materials"

Andrew Schwandt – sax, Karl Koopman – guitar, Steve Jennings – drums, Terry Burns – bass, Sean Turner – keyboards, Steve Faison – vocals and percussion, Shai Hayo – percussion, Dave Schmalenberger – mallets

Street Date: 06/01/2012

Cynthia Felton - "Freedom Jazz Dance"

Featuring: Cynthia Felton-vocals, Cyrus Chestnut, Robert Hurst, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Beasley, Ernie Watts, Wallace Roney, Donald Brown, and more… 

Street Date: 06/01/2012

MELVIN TAYLOR - “Beyond The Burning Guitar”

Street Date: 06/01/2012

Richard Sussman Quintet - "Continuum"

Richard Sussman-piano & synthesizer, Randy Brecker-trumpet & flugelhorn, Jerry Bergonzi-tenor sax, Mike Richmond-bass, Jeff Williams-drums, Mike Stern-guitar (on Mike’s Blues)

Street Date: 06/01/2012

Julian Bliss Septet - “A Tribute to Benny Goodman”

Julian Bliss clarinet, Neal Thornton Piano, Jim Hart Vibes, Martin Shaw Trumpet, Colin Oxley Guitar, Tim Thornton Bass, Matt Skelton Drums

Street Date: 06/01/2012

Carol Saboya - "Belezas – The Music of Ivan Linsa and Milton Nascimento"

Carol Saboya (vocals), Antonio Adolfo (piano), Claudio Spiewak (acoustic and electric guitars), Jorge Helder (double bass), Rafael Barata (drums and percussion) Special Guests: Dave Liebman (soprano sax, tenor sax), Hendrik Meurkens (harmonica)

Note: Promotion for Europe, Canada & Asia Only.

Street Date: 07/10/2012

SANDRA MARLOWE - "True Blue"

SANDRA MARLOWE-vocals, Larry Dunlap, piano, John Shifflett, bass, Jason Lewis, drums & percussion, Charley McCarthy, alto & tenor saxophone, flute, Jeff Cressman, trombone, John Worley, Jr., trumpet & flugelhorn

Street Date: 07/31/2012

Jimmy Mulidore - "Jazz For The Ages"

Jimmy Mulidore-saxophones, clarinet, flute plus various groups featuring; Jimmy Bruno, Randy Brecker, Richie Cole, Eric Alexander and others.

Street Date: 08/01/2012

Otmar Binder Trio - "Boogie Woogie Turnaround"

Otmar Binder-piano, Alexander-bass, Michael Strasser-drums

BJ Cole, pedal steel & slide guitar; Christian Dozzler, piano & harp; Geri Schuller, B3; Charlie Furthner, piano.

Floyd’s Turn Orchestra:

Patricia Graf-Simpson, Steffi Paschke & Bernadette Graf: voc; Judith Reiter, Julia Pichler & Alexander Gheorghiu, strings; Andi Steirer, perc; Stefan Holoubek, additional guitars

String arrangement by Hannes Oberwalder & Otmar Binder

Street Date: 08/01/2012

LISA KIRCHNER - "Charleston For You"

Lisa Kirchner-vocals

The  musicians include, composer Galt MacDemot, Tommy Mandel, Phillip Namanworth, James Weidman, Lonnie Plaxico, Jonathan Miller, Adam Cruz, Sue Evans, Ron Jackson, Walter Kuehr, and Paul Ostermayer- leaders, composers, musical directors, and arrangers, who have performed folk, jazz, pop, R&B, and classical music with icons in every genre.

Street Date: 08/01/2012

JIMMY MULIDORE & HIS NEW YORK JAZZ BAND (DVD) - with RICHIE COLE & RANDY BRECKER

Jimmy Mulidore - (Alto, Tenor, and Soprano) Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet Richie Cole - Alto Saxophone,Randy Brecker - Trumpet, Kevin Axt - Bass, Ron Feuer - Piano, Santo Savino - Drums, Carlos Vasquez - Percussion

Street Date: 08/01/2012

DOUG FERONY - "YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC"

DOUG FERONY-VOCALS

PIANO, KEITH SLATTERY: DRUMS PERCUSSIAN, NADAV ZNIR ZELNICKER: BASS, WEI SHENG LIN : ALTO SAX, NICK DEVITO, ALTO SAX, JOHN CHAPMAN : TENOR SAX, JOE MARIANY , TENOR SAX LANSING DOWDELL : BARITONE SAX, DAN TEARE : TROMBONES, MATT BILYK, KHADAFY KHAN, BEN WILLIAMS, WALTER BARRETT :

TRUMPETS, BILL ASH, MAX DARCHE, PAUL BRANDANBURG,

DYLAN CANTERBURY :

VIOLINS, RICK DOLAN, YUIKO KAMAKARI :

VIOLA, CHRISTIANA LIBERIS :

CELLO, CLAY RUEDE 

Street Date: 08/06/2012

CAROL ROBBINS - "MORAGA"

CAROL ROBBINS – harp, BILLY CHILDS – piano, GARY MEEK – sax/clarinet, LARRY KOONSE – guitar, DAREK OLES – bass, GARY NOVAK – drums

Street Date: 08/07/2012

David Bixler - "The Nearest Exit May Be Inside Your Head"

DAVID BIXLER alto sax , JOHN HART guitar, SCOTT WENDHOLDT trumpet, UGONNA OKEGWO bass, ANDY WATSON drums

Street Date: 08/14/2012

Ted Hefko and The Thousandaires - "If I Walked On Water"

Ted Hefko – Vocals, Sax, Clarinet, Acoustic Guitar, Satoru Ohashi – Trumpet, Valve Trombone,Luca Benedetti – Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Scott Ritchie – Upright Bass, Moses Patrou – Drums, Percussion, Piano and Backing Vocals, Billy Blend – Hammond Organ, Neil Thomas – Accordion

Street Date: 09/01/2012

Greg Lewis – Organ Monk - "Uwo in the Black"

Greg Lewis-Hammond Organ, Ron Jackson-Guitar, Reginald R. Woods-Tenor Saxophone, Nasheet Waits-Drums & Cymbals

Street Date: 09/01/2012

Tom Dempsey / Tim Ferguson Qt. - “Beautiful Friendship”

Street Date: 09/01/2012

Drew Paralic - "Wintertime Tunes of Drew Paralic"

Elias Bailey, upright bass, Laura Kenyon, vocal, Mike McGinnis, tenor sax & clarinet, James Newman, piano, Bennett Paster, piano, David Pearl, piano, Vinnie Sperrazza, drums

Street Date: 09/03/2012

Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet - “Hustlin’ for a Gig”

Street Date: 09/04/2012

RJ And The Assignment - "Deceiving Eyes"

Street Date: 09/04/2012

Paulette Dozier - "In Walked You"

Street Date: 09/08/2012

Greg Skaff - "116th & Park"

GREG SKAFF Guitars, all tracks  PAT BIANCHI Hammond Organ # 1-5, 7-10  RALPH PETERSON JR drums # 1-5, 7-10  PAUL NOWINSKI Bass # 6  MAURO REFOSCO Percussion # 6

Street Date: 09/11/2012

The Urban Renewal Project

Street Date: 09/18/2012

Negroni’s Trio - "On The Way"

Jose Negroni-Piano, Nomar Negroni-Drums, Josh Allen-Acoustic Bass Special Guests: Dr Ed Calle-Tenor and Soprano Saxophone; Federico Britos-Violin

Street Date: 09/18/2012

GREG DUNCAN - “CHICAGO, BARCELONA CONNECTIONS”

Greg Duncan – Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Palmas, Corbin Andrick – Alto/Tenor Sax, Stewart Mindeman – Piano/Rhodes, Jon Deitemyer – Drums/ Percussions, Patrick Mulcahy – Acoustic/Electric Bass, Javier Saume – Cajón, Patricia Ortega – Vocals/Palams

Street Date: 09/24/2012

Zohar’s Nigun - "The Four Questions"

Daniel Weltlinger (violin), Daniel Pliner (piano), Simon Milman (double bass) and Alon Ilsar (drums). The members of Zohar’s Nigun have recorded and toured/continue to tour with a very diverse range of artists including German Gypsy guitar legend Lulo Reinhardt, Ethiopian singer Dereb Deselegn, electro-acoustic pioneers The Asthmatix

Street Date: 10/02/2012

Andrea Brachfeld - "Lady of the Island"

ANDREA BRACHFELD C flute #& vocals, BOB QUARANTA piano, ANDY EULAU bass, KIM PLAINFIELD drums with guests  TODD BASHORE alto sax, CHEMBO CORNIEL congas & percussion, WYCLIFFE GORDON trombone,YASEK MANZANO trumpet & flugelhorn, BILL O’CONNELL piano, WALLACE RONEY trumpet

Street Date: 10/09/2012

Trumpet Summit Directed by Chuck Bergeron - The South Florida Jazz Orchestra

Street Date: 10/22/2012

Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship - "SONG OF SIMEON: A Christmas Journey"

Street Date: 10/25/2012

Louisiana Red - "When My Mama Was Living"

Louisiana Red-guitar, vocal, harmonica; Peg Leg Sam and Lefty Diz

Street Date: 10/30/2012

Eric Salzman - "The Nude Paper Sermon & Wiretap"

Street Date: 10/30/2012

Bob Wolfman - "Transition"

Bob Wolfman ~ Guitar/Vocals, Larry Coryell ~ Guitar, Kenwood Dennard ~Drums/Percussion, Victor Bailey ~ Bass, Ferdinando Argenti ~Piano

Street Date: 11/05/2012

Roger Davidson Trio - “We Remember Helen”

Roger Davidson – Piano, David Finck – Bass, Lewis Nash – Drums

Street Date: 11/06/2012

Eric Person - "Thoughts on God"

Street Date: 11/06/2012

The Greg Abate Quintet - Featuring Phil Woods

Street Date: 11/06/2012

Paul Winter Sextet - "Count Me In 1962-1963"

2  CD Set

1962

Paul Winter / alto sax, Dick Whitsell / trumpet, Les Rout / baritone sax, Warren Bernhardt / piano, Richard Evans / bass, Harold Jones / drums

Disc II

1963

Paul Winter / alto & soprano sax, Dick Whitsell / trumpet, Jay Cameron / baritone sax, Warren Bernhardt / piano, Chuck Israels / bass*, Ben Riley / drums*, * Cecil McBee / bass and Freddie Waits / drums on tracks 12, 14 & 15, Jeremy Steig / flute and Gene Bertoncini / guitar on track 13

Street Date: 11/06/2012

Christopher Alpiar Quartet - "The Jazz Expression"

Christopher Alpiar – Tenor Saxophone Pete Rende – Piano Matt Pavolka – Bass Bob Meyer – Drums

Street Date: 11/06/2012

Claudio Scolari Project with Daniele Cavalca and Simone Scolari - "Synthesis"

Street Date: 11/06/2012

Jason Paul Curtis - "Lovers Holiday"

Swinglab – Bass: John Dahlman, Drums: Woody Hume, Piano: Ray Mabalot

Jason Paul Curtis-vocals

Swing Machine – Trumpets: Chris Walker, Paul Murtha, Mike Barber, Geoff Peterson, Laura Peterson

Saxophones: Ricky Parrell, Pete BarenBregge, Andrew Snapp, Dave Schiff, Fred Koch

Trombones: Doug Elliot, Rick Lillard, Jerry O’Sullivan, Jeff Bonk

Bass: Dallas Smith, Piano: Wade Beach, Guitar: Charlie Thomas, Drums: Jeff Johnson

Street Date: 11/16/2012