NEW YORK -- Y'All of New York, Inc. is proud to announce the October 4th release of Vignettes in the Spirit of Ellington (Y'All 005), the latest release from James Jabbo Ware and The Me We & Them Orchestra. Recorded in July 2001, the 32 year-old ensemble's first-ever live recording features a string section and two French horn players in addition to its usual 13 pieces. The program features 10 Ware-penned originals inspired by a relationship with Ellington's music stretching back 45 y

AVON, CT -- 482 Music is proud to announce the upcoming release of the ninth and tenth releases in its ongoing Document Chicago series, Aram Shelton's Arrive (482-1035) and Harris Eisenstadt's The Soul and Gone (482-1042). Available September 20th and October 11th respectively, these new recordings each document the inclusive efforts of some of the most prominent and creative young improvisers on the world-renowned Chicago music scene. More information about the Document Chicag

Media Contact for Deborah Weisz:Scott Menhinick, Improvised Communications(617) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TROMBONIST/COMPOSER DEBORAH WEISZ TO RELEASE NEW CD SEPTEMBER 27THNEW YORK, NY -- On September 27th, the Deborah Weisz Quintet will release its second CD, Grace (Va Wah 002), featuring special guest, chromatic harmonica player/composer Olivier Ker Ourio. Led by veteran trombonist/composer Deborah Weisz, this longs

Media Contact:Scott Menhinick, Improvised Communications(617) 489-6561scott@improvisedcommunications.comFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 4, 2005BOSTON, MA -- Legendary composer/bandleader and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master George Russell is proud to announce the October 18th release of his new live concert recording, The 80th Birthday Concert (Concept Publishing). This 2-CD set, recorded in June 2003, documents the highlights of his 80th birthda

LONGMEADOW, MA -- On August 30th, Playscape Recordings will release Renku (PSR#080504), the debut recording from New York-based saxophonist/composer Michaël Attias' two-year old working trio of the same name, featuring bassist John Hebert and drummer Satoshi Takeishi. Named after a style of Japanese linked poetry, this trio documents an intense but intricate and diversely cultivated sound befitting both its name and the eclectic background of its leader, an Israeli-born son of Moroccan pa