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Nathaniel Williford

Oracles

By Helen Sung Big Band

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Convergence; Samba da Gumz; Positively C.T.; Diana; Wayne's World; Mr. Virtuoso; R.J.; A Little Bird Watchin'; Pianism: I. Barry Harris, II. Kenny Barron, III: Herbie Hancock; Peace.

Monk Con Clave

By Carlos Henriquez

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: 'Round Midnight; I Mean You; El Son de Teo; San Juan Hill; Ugly Beauty; Evidence of Four and One; Raise Four; Green Chimney; Who Knows; Plena Azul / Blue Monk.

Helen Sung Big Band: Oracles

by Katchie Cartwright
June 12, 2026

"The jazz bandstand is where true democracy lives," the great saxophonist and composer Jimmy Heath told a young Helen Sung. “Everyone must understand their role and come prepared by doing the hard work of study and practice," he said. “Each person will get to say their piece, but it is in the act of integrating as ...

Introducing Trumpeter Nathaniel Williford

by Sanford Josephson
October 6, 2025

Nathaniel Williford's jazz education began when he entered the sixth grade at Osceola County School for the Arts in Kissimmee, FL. “The magic started happening at our instrument trial day," he recalled, “selecting what we'd play in the band program. The trombone was what stood out to me. I could make some basic sounds on the ...