LAILA BIALI – “LIVE IN CONCERT” (Female vocalist, doing a live mix of standards and
originals).
ORI DAGAN – “LESS THAN THREE” (Male vocalist, with a mix of originals, old and new
standards).
ORRIN EVANS – “FLIP THE SCRIPT” (Piano trio, with his usual edgy mix of straight-ahead
and progressive tracks).
TOM HARRELL – “NUMBER FIVE” (Trumpeter/flugelhornist, leading various configurations
in mostly originals).
HEAVY TIN – “MAKEOVER” (Progressive, highly-electric vocal albulm).
PAUL HOFMANN WITH TOMMY RUSKIN – “DIALOGUES IN RHTYHM” (Unusual piano/
drum duet improvisation recording, but it works).
JAVON JACKSON – “LUCKY 13” (Saxophonist, leading a quartet, doing mostly originals, with
Les McCann guest on 3 tracks).
CHERYL JEWELL – “MY BLUE HEAVE” (Female vocalist, swinging standards, with some
really nice arrangements, too).
JACAM MARICKS – “CLOUD NINE” (Australian-born, with Sri Lankan and Portuguese
heritage, saxophonist, leads a quintet, doing mostly straight-ahead originals).
MAX MARSHALL – “INSTANT CAMARADERIE” (Pianist, leading a quartet, with a straight-
ahead mix of originals and jazz tunes).
MICHAEL PEDICIN – “LIVE @ THE LOFT” (Saxophonist, leading a quintet, doing a tribute to
John Coltrane).
RIBOUEM – “JAZZ GRIOT” (Saxophonist/guitarist, in a contemporary, world-tinged release).
JOHN STOWELL/ULF BANDGREN – “THROOP” (Acoustic guitar duo, doing mostly
originals).
NICK VINTSKEVICH – “VIVE L’AMOUR” (Russian saxophonist, leading a contemporary
vocal session, with Kim Nazarian from New York Voices, among others).
RICHIE VITALE – “VITALOGY” (Trumpeter, leading a straight ahead session of originals).
JESSICA WILLIAMS – “SONGS OF EARTH” (Solo piano concert, doing all orginals, with
one ‘Trane tune).
LARRY WILLIS – “THIS TIME THE DREAM’S ON ME” (Pianist, going solo, with a
collection of standards and originals).