Recent News
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.
March 30, 2011
[Review] Steve Cole - Moonlight - on Mack Avenue Records
Sometimes you think you know an artist—and then they blow you away with a recording that reveals their deeper self. ...there’s no doubt that Steve Cole is expressing his truest musical heart ever on Moonlight, a lushly orchestrated collection of uniquely chosen pop classics and standards.
February 23, 2011
Gary Burton Signs with Mack Avenue Records
Mack Avenue Records is proud to announce the signing of Grammy® award winning vibraphonist Gary Burton. The signing comes after Burton launched the New Gary Burton Quartet in a sold out, week-long North American premiere at New York's Blue Note in October 2010. Featuring guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Antonio Sanchez, their debut album, Common Ground, will be released in the U.S. on June 7.
