Results for "Troy Roberts"

Troy Roberts

Embracing his love for a vast variety of stylistic genres, two-time GRAMMY nominated saxophonist, Troy Roberts is quickly becoming one of the most widely recorded touring artists of his time. As a go-to first call saxophonist, his name adorns several essential recordings ranging from the legendary Joey DeFrancesco to the iconic Van Morrison to the quintessential Jeff "Tain" Watts, to the tireless Orrin Evans Captain Black Big Band, to the critically acclaimed Kurt Elling, to the breathtaking Veronica Swift, including numerous other jazz veterans, and newcomers considered tastemakers of their generation.

Confluence

By Pat Bianchi

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: It Was A Very Good Year; Jitterbug Waltz; I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Up To Dry; The Song Is You; Confluence; Come Rain or Come Shine; Wise One.

Flying High Above

By Amina Figarova

Label: Amfi Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Flying High Above; Focused; Sapphire Veil; Eternal Flame; Running Away; Suite for Havana - VAMOS; Suite for Havana - MIRTHA; Suite for Havana - YA LEGGO

Hometown

By Jared Hall

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Hometown; Step by Step; Little B’s Poem; Echoes and Origins; Family Groove; Ask Me Now; Room 111; Hometown (Reprise).

Controra Avenue

By Alessandro Florio

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Reginella; Fratm' Fa'; Come Pioveva; Taneda; Will You Still Be Mine; Born to Be Blue; Punta Germano; Trouble #02.

Alessandro Florio: Controra Avenue

by Don Ball
September 23, 2026

Jazz organ trios tend toward a funky, nitty-gritty sound, like a night out at a juke joint in Mississippi. Italian guitarist Alessandro Florio presents a different approach, much like lazing away on a warm, sunny day at a Mediterranean beach. Not that he cannot bring the groove when he wants, but Florio's album lives up to ...

The Birdland Big Band: Storybook—The Music Of Mark Miller

by Samuel Chell
June 3, 2026

Storybook: The Music Of Mark Miller is at one level the unfolding narrative of its 10 musical selections. At another, it is a tale about its primary author, Mark Miller, who prefaced his journey from Racine to New York City with a preliminary solo album, Mark Miller: The Return Of Slide Huxtable, before retaking the long ...

Step by Step

May 13, 2026

Album: Hometown
By Jared Hall
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:18

Jared Hall: Hometown

by Jack Bowers
April 30, 2026

The Hometown in question is Spokane, Washington, where trumpeter and composer Jared Hall was born and raised. On his third album for Origin Records, Hall salutes the hometown to which he has returned after years as a touring musician with a splendid series of his original compositions and new readings of others by Bobby Hutcherson and ...

Pat Bianchi: Confluence

by Pierre Giroux
March 24, 2026

Pat Bianchi has never been content to let the organ settle into its own mythology. With Confluence, he shows that the organ trio, when in skilled hands, remains one of the most energetic formats in jazz. Joined by saxophonist Troy Roberts and drummer Colin Stranahan, Bianchi delivers a seven-track session that feels more like a late-night ...