
- CHARLIE ARBELAEZ - “CHARLIE ARBELAEZ”
- DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER – “DEE DEE’S FEATHER’S”
- FRANK CATALANO / JIMMY CHAMBERLIN – “GOD’S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN”
- AMIR ELSAFFAR – “CRISIS”
- MICHAEL FIORINO / ENSEMBLE 456 – “CRAYON SKETCHES”
- PETER SPRAGUE / LEONARD PATTON – “DREAM WALKIN’”
- MARK WINKLER – “JAZZ AND OTHER FOUR LETTER WORDS”
CHARLIE ARBELAEZ - “CHARLIE ARBELAEZ” (San Diego saxophonist, composer, bandleader with his debut recording of familar and not-so, hard bop and not-so standards.)
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER – “DEE DEE’S FEATHER’S” (Singer, performing with Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, with sounds of The Big Easy).
FRANK CATALANO / JIMMY CHAMBERLIN – “GOD’S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN” (Saxophonist/drummer together with a quintet doing all original heavy sounding B3 grooves).
- Frank Catalano reaches for new sounds after accident (Howard Reich, February 2014): Saxophonist coming back after serious 2011 wreck.
- Jimmy Chamberlin is the long-time drummer for the alt-rock Smashing Pumpkins and CEO of live-event audience engagement platform LiveOne.
AMIR ELSAFFAR – “CRISIS” (Trumpeter/Doris Duke Artist winner with a progressive suite of originals that reflect on the recent history of Iraq and the Middle East).
MICHAEL FIORINO / ENSEMBLE 456 – “CRAYON SKETCHES” (Bassist, leading a septet, performing straight-ahead originals).
PETER SPRAGUE / LEONARD PATTON – “DREAM WALKIN’” (Guitarist and vocalist, in a collection of new standards and Brazilian tunes).
MARK WINKLER – “JAZZ AND OTHER FOUR LETTER WORDS” (Vocalist, with a straight-ahead variety of tunes).