Drummer, composer, and educator Leon Anderson releases Live at Snug Harbor, an homage to 20 years of music and his start in New Orleans, out April 4, 2025 via Outside in Music A recording, for many, acts as a timestamp of a moment or an imprint of the sound of a particular place. For career … Read More
16th Annual Jazz Critics Poll Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios, Songs From My Father (Whaling City Sound) New Releases – Philip Booth (JazzTimes, Jazziz, Relix) New Releases – Andrew Gilbert (San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Classical Voice, Bay Area News Group) New Releases – Mark Holston (Jazziz, Latino) New Releases – Yoshi Kato (San Francisco … Read More
by Matt Micucci, Jazziz Ralph Peterson Jr., Raise Up Off Me (Onyx Productions): Raise Up Off Me is the final full-length album from Ralph Peterson Jr., who passed away earlier this month. It will be released on May 21, one day after what would have been the drummer/bandleader/composer’s 59th birthday. A powerful closing statement, the LP was recorded at … Read More
Paul Rauch, All About Jazz At times, saxophonist Roxy Coss can appear to be a whirlwind. Over the past decade, Coss has firmly established herself as a saxophonist, bandleader, composer, and activist. She has toured extensively, most notably with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. She founded Women In Jazz Organization (WIJO) to combat misogyny in jazz culture, and create gender … Read More
Outside In Music is thrilled to welcome ASCAP-award winning saxophonist Roxy Coss to their roster with the release of her fifth album, Quintet. This exciting video project serves to rearrange and reimagine a collection of previously heard Coss-penned tunes. Rather than a “greatest hits” package, Quintet offers fans an invigorating compilation of fresh new takes … Read More
Saxophonist/Composer/Bandleader Roxy Coss Marks her Outside In Debut with New Video Project, Quintet Due Out August 23, 2019 Outside In Music is thrilled to welcome ASCAP-award winning saxophonist Roxy Coss to their roster with the August 23rd release of her fifth album, Quintet. This exciting video project serves to rearrange and reimagine a collection of … Read More
Chris Spector, Midwest Record JAKE LECKIE/Abode: Tricky cat there is here. He starts out making you think this a high tone classical oriented date and then shifts gears into the swinging bass ace he is. With a long history of getting things done on both sides of the glass, he really cuts loose here with … Read More
Dates: June 17-18, The Green Mill, Chicago June 20, Smalls Jazz Club, New York “Every second is executed with taste and balance – a kind of jazz feng shui.” Downbeat Magazine Internationally recognized pianist Dan Cray is proud to celebrate his new release for Origin Records “Outside In” at The Green Mill, located at 4802 … Read More
