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Ballads

By Noah Preminger

Label: Chill Tone Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Stan's Mood; Carry Me Ohio; Unfair World; In Our 20s; Democracy; PNEU; Someone to Watch Over Me.

Carry Me Ohio

May 4, 2025

Album: Ballads
By Noah Preminger
Label: Chill Tone Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 3:53

Noah Preminger: Ballads

by Pierre Giroux
March 28, 2025

Noah Preminger has long been an artist who thrives at the intersection of tradition and innovation. On Ballads, the tenor saxophonist delves into the depths of lyricism with a quartet that exudes understated intensity: pianist Julian Shore, bassist Kim Cass, and drummer Allan Mednard. This release communicates in whispers rather than shouts, yet it never loses ...

Carlo Chapelle

     Acclaimed vocalist Carlo Chapelle has been delighting audiences across the globe with what WINDY CITY TIMES calls his "warm tone" and "high register." CABARET SCENES exclaims that Carlo has "dazzled" and "engaged audiences" with "his subtle falsetto" from Tokyo's ON THE MARKS to Manila's Jazz lounge at the CONRAD, New York's DON'T TELL MAMA'S, and various music venues in Chicago, including DAVENPORT'S, UNCOMMON GROUND, BORELLI'S, UNDERGROUND WONDER BAR, KATERINA'S, and GENTRY.

     Carlo's 2009 debut recording, SHADE OF BLUE, earned him international radio play and several hundred thousand streams, capturing critical acclaim. The track "PLEASE DON'T ASK ME" reached #37 on AUSTRALIA'S iTunes Radio Jazz Charts. CHICAGO'S WZRD 88.3 FM host Meagan Panici called the recording "beautiful... nothing like it." Jazz contemporary recording artist KEVYN LETTAU praised him, saying, "This man has the voice of an angel." Another track, "ON A BUS TO ST. CLOUD," became a top trending song on REVERBNATION, gaining over 20,000 streams in one week. The album is available on iTunes, Amazon Music, and all streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, and Shazam.

Noah Preminger: Ballads

by Dan Bilawsky
February 20, 2025

Balladry becomes Noah Preminger. And that may come as a surprise to some. Over the past seventeen years and about as many releases, this critically-acclaimed tenor saxophonist has often made his mark going the opposite way--in myriad bold-and-beyond settings where he's thrown haymakers with precision, explored duo dynamism with bassist Kim Cass, pushed the envelope through ...

Noah Preminger: Ballads

by Alberto Bazzurro
February 13, 2025

Il ritorno a casa. Col suo bellissimo suono di tenore, Noah Preminger inanella in meno di trentotto minuti sette sue composizioni ispirate--anzi totalmente concepite--nel segno del titolo, molto semplicemente Ballads. E qui naturalmente si apre la querelle: i tradizionalisti andranno in brodo di giuggiole (evocando magari l'omonimo album di John Coltrane), perché il disco è assolutamente ...

Noah Preminger: Ballads

by Jack Kenny
February 4, 2025

Noah Preminger is a philosophical, thought-through artist who can gauge the impact of his playing and his thinking on his intended audience. It is interesting to compare Preminger's Ballads to John Coltrane's Ballads (Impulse!, 1963), an illuminating set of familiar tunes that was reputedly instigated after his quartet's first tour of Europe, with Eric Dolphy in ...

Christopher Parnis

Born: December 8, 1999

Christopher Parnis is a multi-award-winning Canadian double bassist with a deep-rooted and broad connection to the jazz tradition. He has performed in clubs and festivals across the country, and has worked and recorded with a who’s-who of Canadian musicians such as Brian Dickinson, Terry Clarke, Robi Botos, Reg Schwager, Jocelyn Gould, and Allison Au.

In addition to enjoying a busy schedule of sideman work, Christopher is also an accomplished bandleader. In early 2024 he established a multi-generational 9-piece band of Toronto mainstay musicians and rising talents performing the horn arranging of Don Thompson, and since 2019 he has led a quintet in developing iterations performing and developing his own original music which was recently recorded and will be releasing as his debut full-length album.

Duo Laroo-Byrd

About Duo Laroo/Byrd 

Experience the harmonious fusion of world-renowned trumpeter Saskia Laroo and international pianist/vocalist Warren Byrd. Together, they craft a musical tapestry that spans the spectrum of occasions, from grand gala-fests to intimate gatherings. 

Duo Laroo/Byrd's repertoire is as diverse as it is enchanting. Whether delivering captivating dance classics, interpreting the American songbook, igniting the stage with hot afro-Latin grooves, or sharing their own catchy and soulful originals, this dynamic duo effortlessly adapts to suit your musical desires. They can provide a soothing backdrop, set the stage for a lively party, or become the centerpiece of a grand showcase. 

Matt Hayden