Get Together

One For Reedus

Rain

Tenor Treats

Like A Tree

Seed Of Sin

Jam Session Vol. 10

Louisville

The pianist who goes by the name of Mferghu is SteepleChase’ newest discovery. Mferghu, a native of Harlem (Manhattanville), NY has just turned 70. And this is his very first leader album. Unassuming and reserved Mferghu never seeks the spotlight but could not avoid being spotted by the producer Nils Winther during Jamale Davis’ session last year. Here as the leader of his own trio Mferghu displays his immense aptitude for performing and composing music deeply rooted in hard bop and beyond.

Dick Sisto (vibraphone) and Andy LaVerne were fellow faculty members of the famed Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop and have been close colleagues since 1996. During the last seasons of the Workshop in 2018 and 2019 Dick and Andy performed concerts as duo dedicating the program for Bill Evans and Scott LaFaro. This album is derived from those four concerts recorded live. Andy LaVerne who studied with Evans contributes also a very informative, insightful and fascinating liner notes here

Canadian-born saxophonist/composer Andrew Rathbun has been holding the position of Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo since 2012. Rathbun, however, is not the one who confines himself in the ivory tower but has been active in performing and recording in New York and internationally. He presents here his 10th leader album on SteepleChase. All but two titles were penned by the leader having guitar (played by Nate Radley) as featured instrument creating as always intellectual and at the same time thoroughly emotionally moving music.

Jam Session Vol. 26

Soul House

Once Upon A Dream

David Janeway has long been a stalwart of NY jazz scene. Though under-recorded, Janeway's undisputable talent has been under the radar. He formed a trio with Cameron Brown (b) and Billy Hart (dr) in 2020 and released the album "Distant Voices" on which D. McClenaghan of AAJ noted, "The trio makes the Janeway compositions sound like classics. These three virtuosos sound like one, like a group settled into the comfort zone. They go into the studio and turn out a compelling and polished product."