Recent News
July 09, 2011
[Review] Bass master’s quintet dazzles with hard-won jazz
Christian McBride and Inside Straight NAC Studio, Tuesday night There's nothing like a road-tested, working band to remind you why jazz has thrived as vital music for a century and to give you hope for the future.
June 20, 2011
[StarTribune.com] Gary Burton Wields A Gentle Mallet
The mallet work of jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton flows forth like water -- naturally, almost unobtrusively, seeking its own level as it nourishes and enriches everything around it.
June 08, 2011
[Review] Downbeat - Sean Jones, No Need For Words
Sean Jones is a burner. He plays with the power and swagger that so many of the great trumpet heroes have mastered. Here on No Need For Words, he applies all that swagger and just the right amount of vulnerability to the subject of love.
May 31, 2011
April 26, 2011
Sachal Vasandani Celebrates His Influences On HI-FLY, Available On Mack Avenue Records, June 21
Third Release As A Leader Features Special Guest, NEA Jazz Master Jon Hendricks
April 08, 2011
Vibraphonist Gary Burton Debuts New Quartet on Mack Avenue Records with Common Ground June 7
On Gary Burton's debut release on Mack Avenue Records, Common Ground, the Grammy-winning pioneer of the four-mallet technique of playing the vibes is not only delivering his first studio album since 2005, but is also introducing his latest band. Known as the New Gary Burton Quartet, the group is comprised of guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez.
