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Madison Rast

Madison was born and raised in North Carolina and attended the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. He received a bachelor's degree in music performance and attended graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. There he received a masters degree in jazz performance. Madison moved to Philadelphia in September 1999 and now teaches at Bucks County Community College. He performs on a regular basis at clubs in and around Philadelphia and often in New York. Madison has played with countless musicians known well in both the New York and Philly areas, including John Swana, Bootsie Barnes, Bobby Watson, Orrin Evans, Mickey Roker, Terell Stafford, Barry Harris and Jimmy Heath.

Treasures

By V. Shayne Frederick

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: It's Magic; I'll Buy You a Star; All I Do is Dream of You; Caravan; Bird Alone; The Happy Medium; Lost in the Stars; A Time for Love; You Go to My Head; Skylark; Smile

Embraceable Brazil

By Tom Cohen

Label: Versa Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Eu So Quero Um Xodo; You're So Vain; Francisca; The Girl from Ipanema; Tarde; Bye Bye Brasil; Brigas Nunca Mais; Look to the Sky; Adeus America; Aquelas Coisas Todas; Cafe Com Pao; Joyous Lake; Bebe (live)

The Len Pierro Jazz Orchestra: As I Was Saying

by Jack Bowers
February 17, 2025

Remember the good old days before high-tech hardware and software seized control and the country's leading big bands were recorded in a studio or in concert employing a wide dynamic range with no overdubs or splices to enhance the performance? Composer and arranger Len Pierro does, which is why he planned As I Was Saying, the ...

The Way It Was

February 17, 2025

Album: As I Was Saying
By Len Pierro
Label: WalkingPath Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 5:16

As I Was Saying

By Len Pierro

Label: WalkingPath Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: As I Was Saying; The Way It Was; Marionette; One Thing More; No Chance for Goodbye; Everglades; Duetology; Newport Breeze; You and the Night and the Music; What He Said.

Walk A Mile In My Shoe

By Orrin Evans

Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2024
Track listing: Dislocation Blues; Sunday in New York; All That I Am; Blues in the Night; Hymn; Save the Children; Overjoyed; Smoke Gets in Your Eyes; If.

Be Still

By Wayne Smith Jr.

Label: Blue Collar records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Distant; Ephesus; Pico; Echoes; I-5; Intro to New Day; New Day; Be Still; Surge; To The Trade

I-5

August 15, 2023

Album: Be Still
By Wayne Smith Jr.
Label: Blue Collar records
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:12

Sun Ra Arkestra Veteran Drummer Wayne Smith, Jr. Releases 'Be Still,' A Powerful Venture In Emotion And Tranquility

July 19, 2023

Wayne Smith Jr. is a drummer, composer, and educator with a multifaceted palette of soundscapes and genres at his disposal. Having toured across three continents, performed throughout the New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. music scenes, and currently working as a staple member of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, Smith’s accolades rightly herald his abilities as ...