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Sunjump Records Announces the Release of 'Laura' by the John Esposito Sextet

Source: John Esposito
February 6, 2024

John Esposito is an American pianist/composer/drummer/producer who works on a wide array of creative music projects. His technical skills and the range of his artistic palette extend across the stylistic boundaries of the Stride Piano, Swing, Bebop, Modal and Free Music movements. He has performed and recorded with artists including Nick Brignola, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Carter Jefferson, Franklin Kiermyer, Joe Lovano, J.R. Monterose, David “Fathead” Newman, Eric Person, Arthur Rhames, Sam Rivers, Roswell Rudd, Pharaoh Sanders and John Stubblefield. ...

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Sunjump Records Announces New John Esposito Trio Release: Blues For Outlaw Hearts

Source: John Esposito
January 25, 2024

Sunjump Records announces a new John Esposito Trio release: Blues For Outlaw Hearts “Its restless energy refuses to reside into the background and the dramatic ebb and flow of the music speaks of three artists for whom art is created in the here-and-now.” —Jakob Baekgaard, All About Jazz John Esposito presents his third trio record with ten new compositions (see tracks below). Recorded July 12 & 13 2022 by Scott Petito at NRS Catskill, NY Edited, mixed and mastered ...

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Sunjump Records Announces New CD Release By Sangeeta Michael Berardi

Source: John Esposito
January 12, 2012

SUNJUMP RECORDS ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASE FOR 2012 Sangeeta Michael Berardi: Calling Coltrane Sangeeta Michael Berardi, Guitar James Finn, Tenor Sax, Flute John Esposito, Piano Hilliard Greene, Bass Peter O'Brien, Drums The second part of the 1996 Studio session that yielded Sangeeta Michael Berardi's Earthship reveals more of this under-recorded, highly original guitarist. Recorded at Nevessa Studio, Woostock, NY by Ted Orr and remastered by Scott Petito at NRS Studio, Catskill, ...

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Sunjump Records Announces New CD Release by John Esposito

Source: John Esposito
September 13, 2010

The tenth CD to appear on Sunjump, John Esposito's Orisha is his second trio recording with bassist Ira Coleman and drummer Peter O'Brien. The trio's first CD “Down Blue Marlin Road" was “deconstruction/reconstruction" of some of the most oft played tunes of the jazz standard repertoire. The trio also collaborated on Jeff Marx's Treading Air...Breathing Fire (Soluna Records) and Mitch Kessler's Erratica (Sunjump Records) and his upcoming Sunjump CD Der Erlkönig. Orisha is a collection of ten Esposito originals. Coleman ...

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