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Madison Rast

Madison was born and raised in North Carolina and attended the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. He received a bachelor's degree in music performance and attended graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. There he received a masters degree in jazz performance. Madison moved to Philadelphia in September 1999 and now teaches at Bucks County Community College. He performs on a regular basis at clubs in and around Philadelphia and often in New York. Madison has played with countless musicians known well in both the New York and Philly areas, including John Swana, Bootsie Barnes, Bobby Watson, Orrin Evans, Mickey Roker, Terell Stafford, Barry Harris and Jimmy Heath.

Be Still

By Wayne Smith Jr.

Label: Blue Collar records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Distant; Ephesus; Pico; Echoes; I-5; Intro to New Day; New Day; Be Still; Surge; To The Trade

I-5

August 15, 2023

Album: Be Still
By Wayne Smith Jr.
Label: Blue Collar records
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:12

Sun Ra Arkestra Veteran Drummer Wayne Smith, Jr. Releases 'Be Still,' A Powerful Venture In Emotion And Tranquility

July 19, 2023

Wayne Smith Jr. is a drummer, composer, and educator with a multifaceted palette of soundscapes and genres at his disposal. Having toured across three continents, performed throughout the New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. music scenes, and currently working as a staple member of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, Smith’s accolades rightly herald his abilities as ...

Anais Reno and the Dylan Band Quintet at Chris’ Jazz Cafe

by Victor L. Schermer
June 30, 2023

Anais Reno and the Dylan Band Quintet Featuring the Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA June 24, 2023 At 19, Anais Reno is one of the finest emerging jazz vocalists amid a hefty scene of great young singers. And her repeated engagements ...

The Big Band Project

By Jim Levendis

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: This Could Be the Start of Something Big; Taking a Chance on Love; The Nearness of You; Jeepers Creepers; Stardust; Easy to Love; One Morning in May; Everything I Love; Latin Medley (O Morro Nao Tern Vez/Midnight Sun/Corcovado); Just in Time; Silent Night.

News

By Tim Brey

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Commodification; News; Here or There; There's a Lull in my Life; Ask Me Later; Pensativa; There Stands the Glass; Dreamsville

The Things We Did Last Summer

By Tim Brey

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Curtain Call; Hindsight; Strange Meadowlark/On a Misty Night; For Heaven's Sake; The Things We Did Last Summer; My Bells/Central Park West; Holy Land; A Ship Without a Sail; The Waiting Game; The Things We Did Last Summer (Solo)

Orrin Evans: The Magic of Now

by Mike Jurkovic
July 15, 2021

Timing is everything, the old masters teach. So pianist/composer/bandleader Orrin Evans drops the brazen The Magic of Now just in time. Just in time for the world to open up, renew its commitment, and move forward. Just in time for all to engage in those necessary conversations about civil upkeep. Put plainly, The Magic of Now ...

The Intangible Between

By Orrin Evans

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Proclaim Liberty; This Little Light of Mine; A Time For Love; That Too; Off Minor; Into Dawn; Tough Love; Im So Glad I Got to Know You