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Jason Rigby

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Jason Rigby is an assured New York-based musician whose jazz mixes conventional and “outside” improvisation in stirring fashion. His recent release “Translucent Space” (Fresh Sound Records), is garnering rave reviews and applause, putting Rigby’s name firmly on the map of New York’s creative music scene. Rigby’s individuated saxophone tone and improvisational approach draw inspiration from such jazz pantheon figures as John Coltrane, Joe Henderson and Dewey Redman, and he has been described as displaying “a brilliant virtuosity & flexibility while handling some very complex harmonic lines & intervals.” (George W

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Songs, Hymns And Ballads Volume 2

Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2023
Track listing: Neuland; Ypsilon; Twenty Twenty; Mandalay; Tamara’s Waltz; Conjunction; Curfew; Fat Cat; Beauchene.

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Beyond Orbits

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Abeam; A Monk In Ascending And Descending; Exoplanet Suite I. Elliptical Orbit; Exoplanet Suite II. Three Sunlights; Exoplanet Suite III. Planet Nine; Can’t Hide Love; Portrait Of Guess; From Life Comes Beauty.

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Beyond Orbits

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Abeam; A Monk in Ascending and Descending; Exoplanet Suite: I. Elliptical Orbit (feat. Christian McBride); Exoplanet Suite: II. Three Sunlights; Exoplanet Suite: III. Planet Nine; Can't Hide Love; Portrait of Guess; From Life Comes Beauty

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Jakob Dreyer: Songs, Hymns And Ballads Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

Read "Jakob Dreyer: Songs, Hymns And Ballads Vol. 1 and Vol. 2" reviewed by Dave Linn


German-born bassist Jakob Dreyer grew up interested in many diverse music styles. He says, “As a little child I had a thing for national anthems, church hymns, and traditional songs with simple melodies that I could remember and sing." He began playing classical piano at a young age but also enjoyed playing the pop music he ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Bassist / Composer Jakob Dreyer

Read "Take Five With Bassist / Composer Jakob Dreyer" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Jakob Dreyer Jakob Dreyer is a New York City based jazz musician, bassist, and composer. Born and raised in Germany he moved to New York in 2014. He appears on over 30 albums as a sideman, and as a leader he has released two albums on Fresh Sound New Talent: Songs, Hymns & Ballads Vol. ...

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Article: Album Review

Miho Hazama's M_Unit: Beyond Orbits

Read "Beyond Orbits" reviewed by Chris May


Beyond Orbits is the fêted composer and conductor Miho Hazama's fourth album with M_Unit. She founded the band in 2012, two years after moving from Tokyo to New York and while she was still studying for a masters in jazz composition at the Manhattan School of Music. Hazama released M_Unit's first album in ...

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Article: Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2023

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2023" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec June 29-July 3, 2023 The 2023 festival continued the broad offering of free shows that was so prominent last year. They were frequently strong enough to vie with the ticketed concerts (which were also quite diverse and featured marquee artists from jazz and adjacent ...

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Twenty Twenty

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Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2023
Duration: 5:30

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Don't Let Go

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Disc 1—Breathe Deep; Morning Hope; Four-Letter Words; Kiss the Ground; Burnin’ Daylight; A Summer Midnight’s Dream; Necessary. Disc 2—I Wonder; You’re a Long Way from Home; You Never Know; Smile Slow; Letting Go; Touch the Sky; Don’t Let Go.


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