Heather Bennett
11 September 2023 Kip
Jazz pianist vocalist and composer Heather Bennett has many years of experience as a musician, educator and music director. In 2018 was her latest full CD release and first vocal recording,“Lazy Afternoon” (Summit Records). Since then she has been recording various original Gospel tracks, released independently on Spotify.
Vincent Lepape
11 September 2023 Kip
Vincent Lepape was born in Rouen 21 March 1972. He began his musical education in this city with Gilbert Moisand and pursued with Jacques Mauger before moving at the age of 16 to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. There he studied with Gilles Millière and also won First Trombone Prize and two First Chamber Music Awards in the class of Jean Douay. He perfected his training with Yves Demarle at the Paris National Conservatory of Music and received in 1992 an award for Excellence.
Jay Vonada
9 September 2023 Kip
ay Vonada is a jazz trombonist in central Pennsylvania. He has been called, “the hardest working trombonist in central PA”, by his colleagues.
Craig Fraedrich
9 September 2023 Kip
Craig received his undergraduate degree in Jazz Performance from North Texas State University and Masters Degree from Arizona State University. He also studied at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Banff Center for the Arts.
Tom Collier
8 September 2023 Kip
In a career spanning 60+ years, Tom Collier celebrated his first public performance playing the marimba at the age of 5 in 1954 and marked the 60th anniversary of that performance with a 2014 concert at Meany Hall Studio Theater on the University of Washington campus. The concert featured several guest artists including guitarist Larry Coryell, mallet virtuoso Emil Richards, clarinetist William O. “Bill” Smith, drummer Moyes Lucas, pianist Marc Seales, and longtime musical cohort/electric bassist Dan Dean.
Matt Catingub
31 August 2023 Darby
Award winning jazz performer, saxophonist, vocalist, pianist, arranger, composer, and world renowned orchestra Pops conductor, Matt Catingub wears many hats. At age 17 he performed and presented his original big band compositions at the Monterey Jazz Festival. As a result of his success he then toured Japan playing with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Thad Jones, and Ruth Brown. In his early years Matt, along with his famous mother, travelled and performed through- out the world, highlighted by a performance at the 1983 Royal Variety Performance for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Right out of high school Catingub joined the big bands of Louie Bellson and Toshiko Akiyoshi, and at age 21 he formed his own Big Band, with his mom as vocalist, and recorded several critically acclaimed albums. In 1995 Matt made his solo singing debut at the Frank Sinatra Celebration at Carnegie Hall, alongside Linda Ronstadt and Rosemary Clooney. He also wrote and performed the music for the Grammy Award winning soundtrack to the George Clooney film, “Goodnight and Good Luck”. Since then Matt has recorded and toured as a solo artist, with his own neo-swing big band, and as a popular Symphonic Pops Conductor throughout the world.
Renderings – Chuck Owen and The WDR Big Band
10 July 2023 Darby
All charts conducted & arranged by multi-Grammy nominated Chuck Owen – Performed by the multi-Grammy winning WDR Big Band, Cologne!
New Jazz Standards Vol 6 • The Music of Carl Saunders – Ben Powell, Christian Jacob, Kevin Axt, Peter Erskine
8 May 2023 Darby
Featuring world-class violinist, Ben Powell, with Christian Jacob, Peter Erskine and Kevin Axt, the sixth volume in the New Jazz Standards series accomplishes several ambitious goals. Like the previous releases, it’s a striking affirmation that Carl Saunders possesses a deep, varied and exceptionally rich catalog of tunes ripe for interpretation by some of jazz’s most eloquent improvisers.
From Samoa to Sinatra • Dedicated to and featuring Mavis Rivers – Matt Catingub
19 April 2023 Darby
Vocals, Alto Sax, Piano – Matt Catingub
Reunion: Live at WICN – Greg Abate/Paul Del Nero Quartet
10 April 2023 Darby
A reunion of friends 40 years in the making on an extremely tasty performance to an intimate studio audience at WICN FM in Worcester, Massachusetts!
The Stage Door Still Swings (And Movies Too) – Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra, Directed by Mike Vax
2 April 2023 Darby
With solos from the likes of Bob Florence, Carl Saunders, and many more, this is the definitive culmination of all the great (Broadway and Movie) music that the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra has played during 22 tours around the country.
HUBUB! – Ted Kooshian
17 September 2022 Darby
Right out of the gate, the Monk-esque melody of the opening track, “Hubub” gets your attention. The rhythm section is poppin’ and swingin’ with truly great solos!