George Garzone Returns with New All-Star Quintet Recording Featuring Randy Brecker, Santi Debriano, Luis Perdomo & Jeff “Tain” Watts on Themes for Good Friends, due out September 11, 2026 via Jojo Records There are few musicians in jazz whose influence exceeds their discography quite like tenor saxophonist George Garzone. For more than fifty years, Garzone … Read More
From Dawn to Dusk: Flutist Itai Kriss Chronicles a Single Day on Daybreak, out June 27, 2025 via Jojo Records Jojo Records announces the June 27, 2025 release of Daybreak, the latest album from New York-based flutist Itai Kriss. This new collection showcases Kriss’s distinctive approach to the instrument, blending jazz, gospel, and Brazilian influences … Read More
Eminent Guitarist Yotam Silberstein Announces New Album Standards, Vol. 2, featuring John Patitucci, Billy Hart and George Coleman – Due out April 18 via Jojo Records Just last year, the marvelous Israeli jazz guitarist Yotam Silberstein — fluent in bebop, blues, and sounds from North Africa, the Middle East, and beyond — released Standards. Therein, … Read More
Incandescent Guitarist Yotam Silberstein Returns With Standards By Miles Davis, Rodgers and Hammerstein & More: Due February 23 via Jojo Records In the liner notes to Standards, the astonishing jazz guitarist Yotam Silberstein expresses a wish to “bear witness to the better angels of human endeavor” via music. And these six selections — associated with … Read More
Pianist Mamiko Watanabe Unveils New Sides on Being Guided By The Light – New Trio Album with Santi Debriano & Billy Hart is out February 23, 2024, via Jojo Records Jojo Records is pleased to announce the February 23, 2024 release of Being Guided By The Light – the fifth album by pianist Mamiko Watanabe … Read More
Concert Review by Russ Musto – Claudia Acuña – Page 5 Recommended New Releases – Aymée Nuviola – Havana Nocturne – Page 16 Recommended New Releases – Jo Lawry – Acrobats – Page 16 Recommended New Releases – Lakecia Benjamin – Phoenix – Page 16 Recommended New Releases – Sanah Kadoura – Duality – Page … Read More
Propelled by a West African tribal tradition, Santi Debriano & Arkestra Bembe unveil the radiant works on Ashanti, a masterwork activated by pandemic jam sessions, due out on November 18, 2022 via Jojo Records Panama-born and New York-based Santi Debriano steers away from simplicity. The bassist-composer, who emigrated to the United States from Panama at … Read More
Guitarist, arranger and Jojo Records’ founder Simon Belelty presents Pee Wee, a masterful display capturing thoughtful melody and the unique beauty of each moment, due out October 28, 2022 via Jojo Records Guitarist Simon Belelty is no stranger to the music scene, with nearly thirty years as a professional arranger, sideman and producer under his … Read More
by Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs “Asaf Yuria’s project is both beautifully played, smoothly arranged and offers us memorable compositions that highlight Yuria’s full range of musical talents.” Read the complete reviews of Asaf Yuria’s Exorcisms, Henry Cole’s Buscando La Vida and Itai Kriss’ Supermoon here.
by Scott Yanow, Downbeat “Pianist Kirk Lightsey, who has been based in Paris since 2000, first recorded in 1962 with George Bohanon, played with Chet Baker in 1965, and toured with Dexter Gordon during 1979–’83. He really came into his own in 1982–’83 with a pair of solo records for Sunnyside: Lightsey 1 and Lightsey 2. Four of … Read More
