Vocalist and composer Aubrey Johnson crafts an experience of raw emotion and boundless artistry with her latest album The Lively Air, out March 20, 2026 via Greenleaf Music Greenleaf Music is pleased to announce the March 20, 2026 release of The Lively Air, the second album from vocalist and composer Aubrey Johnson, featuring her six-piece … Read More
Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores has been nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards Kenny Wheeler Legacy, comprising the Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra and University of Miami’s Frost Jazz Orchestra, is celebrating a GRAMMY® nomination for Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores in the Best … Read More
MOVING PARTS TACKLES THE QUESTIONS OF HOME AND BELONGING AS KAISA’S MACHINE STRADDLES THE SONIC WORLDS OF FINLAND AND NEW YORK WITH GRAND COMPOSITIONAL MASTERY – OUT MARCH 14, 2025 VIA GREENLEAF MUSIC Kaisa’s Machine, the quintet led by Finnish bassist and composer Kaisa Mäensivu, is already a powerhouse lauded as a “band of young … Read More
Kenny Wheeler Legacy, featuring Jazz Orchestras from Royal Academy of Music and Frost School Music and special guests, honors the jazz giant on Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores, releasing on January 31, 2025, via Greenleaf Music Produced by and featuring Nick Smart and John Daversa, with special guests including Shelly Berg, Etienne Charles, … Read More
Rodrigo Recabarren, Yago Vazquez and Pablo Menares Make Greenleaf Music Debut with New Album Familia, due out February 23, 2024 If it takes a village to support and sustain a Jazz trio, then what better way to acknowledge that cherished sense of community than with a marvelous piece of art? In the case of drummer … Read More
By Dave Douglas, Greenleaf Music Dave Douglas Zoom chats with MacArthur Fellowship recipient violinist Regina Carter about her wide ranging experience in all sorts of music. Listen to this podcast here.
by Mike Flynn, Jazzwise. Leading NYC player reveals the inspirations behind his latest genre-hopping project. Video feature here.
By Fritz Balwit, Audiophile Audition Overall, this a very well realized project. It is to be hoped that there will be a follow-up. Perhaps dedicated to a single composer (this worked very well in the Freya Quartets Faure project.) A Puccini record would be a great idea. Or even better: we have long awaited the … Read More
Jazz Trombonist, Composer and Arranger Mike Fahie Merges Classical and Jazz idioms with Urban(e), His New Release with the Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra Out August 28th on Greenleaf Music New York City-based Jazz Trombonist/Composer Mike Fahie is excited to announce the newest release from his steadfast large ensemble, the Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra. The bandleader, … Read More
A Noise From The Deep, Greenleaf Music with Dave Douglas Dave talks to Sam Newsome about being a solo soprano saxophonist, how he creates his recordings, and the basic underlying decisions that guide his work. Sam also talks about smooth jazz, as well as about his more recent interest in balloon sculpting and the new areas … Read More
