We are very proud to be shipping our fourth record of our Second Season.
Chris Tordini's Midnight Sun is a stunning record of standards featuring the crystalline vocal talents of Becca Stevens and the masterful guitar work of Greg Ruggerio.
Midnight Sun
"Chris starts and ends this record with songs from the great Ornette Coleman. “What Reason Can I Give” which has some fragmented, beautiful lyrics from Ornette himself, and Chris’s solo interpretation of “Peace.” “Peace” is from Ornette’s iconic album The Shape of Jazz to Come, and its boldness is derived from its clarity and simplicity. It’s the kind of melody that feels discovered more than composed. As Chris plays it, it’s a simple story, clearly told. A truth spoken. "--excerpted from the liner notes by Elan Mehler
Next month we're releasing a solo record from the incredible Cuban pianist Arúan Ortiz. This is a record of Cuban "classical" music given Arúan's unique touch. We can't wait for people to hear this one..
Our last record in our Second Season set is from legendary bassist Rufus Reid. This is an original set of music from Rufus featuring his trio along side of the acclaimed "Sirius Quartet." Rufus's writing for strings is startling in its originality and beauty.
Season Two:
John Patitucci Trio Featuring Yotam Silberstein and Rogerio Boccato
Kevin Hays and Lionel Loueke Duo
Jon Cowherd Quartet featuring Steve Cardenas, Tony Scherr and Brian Blade
Chris Tordini Trio featuring Becca Stevens and Greg Ruggerio
Aruán Ortiz revisiting the music of the great Cuban classical composers
Rufus Reid Trio with Steve Allee and Duduka Da Fonseca and featuring the Sirius Quartet
All of our cover and interior photographs for Season Two come from the astonishing French Collective Tendance Floue. Our Recording Engineer on all six records is the incomparable multi-Grammy winning Marc Urselli. Mastering engineer is the brilliant Alex Deturk . Jim Hoppin and Sarah Enid Hagey shot lovely video for us at these sessions. All video editing is by the award-winning Ben Chace. Jordan Kleinman shoots all our studio photos. Our web team is run by French genius Aymeric Auberger. Social Media management by Jessye Mehler. Newvelle is run by: Elan Mehler and Jean-Christophe Morisseau
