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

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

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