Results for "Atley King"

Atley King

Sextet

By Ben Ferrell

Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Tholus; Caladan; Picky Bits; Light Blue; Song For Stilgar; Dragon Roost Island; Never Forget; And So We've Come Thus Far; Song For Stilgar (Alternate Take)

Light Blue

July 18, 2026

Album: Sextet
By Ben Ferrell
Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:08

Ben Ferrell: Sextet

by Jack Bowers
July 2, 2026

On Sextet, bassist Ben Ferrell's six-member group strives with mixed results to maintain magnetism and diversity in five of his generally low-key compositions, some of which might benefit from an occasional shot of adrenalin. Ferrell apparently knows where he is going, and shares what can be described as a cool journey. There are three ...

If Not Now

By James Danderfer

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Ponderosa; My Brightest Lights; Nightlife; Tumbledown; Oh Brother; If Not Now; I Like You; Garden of Weeds; Tempest of the Times.

James Danderfer: If Not Now

by Pierre Giroux
November 12, 2025

Clarinetist James Danderfer's If Not Now showcases warmth and craftsmanship. It is the kind of album that affirms jazz's enduring ability to blend tradition with personal expression. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's legendary Englewood Cliffs studio on November 4, 2024, the album features a select group including Steve Davis on trombone, Cory Weeds on tenor saxophone, ...

James Danderfer: If Not Now

by Jack Bowers
October 9, 2025

The clarinet, which once was commonplace in jazz (think Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Pee Wee Russell, Tony Scott, Buddy DeFranco, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Fountain, Bob Wilber and many others), is all but absent these days save for a handful of adamant diehards such as Paquito D'Rivera, Eddie Daniels, Don Byron and Ken Peplowski. That ...

Unconditional

By Atley King

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2024
Track listing: Now and Then; To Each Their Own; Doing Good; For Our Friends; Attachment; Unconditional; Wondering; Context; Naima.

Atley King: Unconditional

by Jack Bowers
February 9, 2024

Unconditional is the debut recording as leader by Atley King who is described in a press release as “Canada's leading young jazz vibraphonist." While that portrayal may or may not be true--not to mention gratuitous--King is very good, as are the members of his admirable quintet. Besides playing splendidly, King wrote the first ...

Cal Tjader, Atley King, Wayne Shorter & Danny Embrey

by Joe Dimino
November 12, 2023

From a legendary guitarist hailing from Kansas City, we begin the 828th Episode of Neon Jazz with live music from Danny Embrey at the Green Lady Lounge followed by rising star vibraphonist Atley King. We spin new music from Claudia Villa, T.K. Blue, Elmar Frey and the Kevin Hays trio, Ben Street and Billy Hart. We ...