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Alex Norris
Alex Norris grew up in Columbia, Md. where he began studying music at the age of 9. After graduating high school he received a scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory of Music to study trumpet. He graduated from the Conservatory in 1990. In 1992, Norris moved to New York City to pursue a career as a jazz trumpeter.. Here, he found work with the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi's Jazz Orchestra, and Maria Schneider's Band. From 1994-1998, Norris was a member of Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, becoming musical director in 1998; the final year of Carter's life. Norris has also performed and recorded extensively in the bands of Lonnie Plaxico, Jason Lindner, and with Ralph Irizarry's Timbalaye. Norris has worked with many noted jazz musicians such as Slide Hampton, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Chris Potter, Carl Allen, John Patitucci, Mulgrew Miller, and Brian Blade
The River
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: The River (Opening); Dance on the Wire; Against the Current; Carmen Elena; Ambar; Ambar’s Courage; The River Between Us.
Time to Say
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Time to Say; Puerta de Oro; Steep Delirium; Duda; Ultimo Reza (para Carmen); Coraganada;
Miold Man; Hana para Sergito.
Silvano Monasterios: The River
by Jack Bowers
To enhance his musical excursion along The River, composer, arranger and pianist Silvano Monasterios invited eight talented companions on board to share the ride. He did not make it easy for them. As envisioned by Monasterios, this river is by turns placid or turbulent, sparse or overflowing--but invariably tricky to navigate and tame. ...
Sergio Pamies: Time to Say
by Jack Bowers
Spanish themes and rhythms reign supreme on Time to Say, Granada-born composer, arranger and pianist Sergio Pamies' fourth album, one that is enhanced on its opening and closing numbers, respectively, by the presence of renowned woodwind artists Dave Liebman and Paquito D'Rivera. Not that Pamies' septet needs much help, as everyone is laser-focused ...
Swing Forever
Label: Ovation Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Yo Vine Pa' Echar Candela; Ven Goza Conmigo; Cuando Te Vi; Las Calles; Llegó El Caballero; Sentimiento De Mi Son; Anhelo En La Lluvia; Bailador; Mi Mambo Sonó; El Amor De Carolina; Swing Forever.
Human Geography
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Human Geography; Little B's Poem; Freedom in Precision; Kachina; New Bomba; In 15; Funk Gets It; Hilton; Ballad in
Three; New Years Day.
Michael Eckroth Group: Human Geography
by Edward Blanco
Grammy-nominated pianist/composer Micael Eckroth follows up his highly acclaimed Plena (Truth Revolution Records, 2021) with the vibrant and robust Human Geography, melding the sounds of contemporary jazz with elements of Afro-Caribbean music while exploring his affinity for the Latin sound and “paying homage to the culture of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the vast amalgam that comprise ...
Vessel
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2023
Track listing: Blues For Kenny K; First Day; Pablo; Sunset; Garzonian; Alma; Crisis; Remembrance; Chance; Mr Henderson.
