February
Matthew Bourne – Montauk Variations (Leaf) – February 6
Matthew Bourne – solo piano, cello
Pete Robbins Transatlantic Quartet – Live in Basel (Hate Laugh Music) – February 7
Pete Robbins – alto sax; Mikkel Ploug – guitar; Simon Jermyn – electric bass; Kevin Brow – drums
March
Vijay Iyer – Accelerando (ACT Music) – March 13
Vijay Iyer – piano; Stephan Crump – bass; Marcus Gilmore – drums
Theo Bleckmann – Hello Earth! The Music of Kate Bush (Winter & Winter) – March 13
Theo Bleckmann – vocals; Henry Hey – piano; Skúli Sverrisson – bass; Caleb Burhans – violin, electric guitar; John Hollenbeck – drums
Joel Harrison Septet – Search (Sunnyside Records) – March 27
Joel Harrison – guitar; Donny McCaslin – tenor sax; Gary Versace – piano, organ; Christopher Howes – violin; Dana Leong – cello; Stephan Crump – bass; Clarence Penn – drums
April
Jerome Sabbagh – Plugged In (Bee Jazz) – April 26
Jerome Sabbagh – tenor sax; Jozef Dumoulin – keyboard; Patrice Blanchard – electric bass; Rudy Royston, drums
May
Mike Reed – Clean on the Corner (482 Music) – May 15
Mike Reed – drums; Greg Ward and Tim Haldeman – saxophones; Jason Roebke – bass, Josh Berman – cornet; Craig Taborn – piano
Linda Oh – Initial Here (Greenleaf Music) – May 22
Linda Oh – bass; Dayna Stephens – saxophone; Fabian Almazan – piano; Rudy Royston – drums; Jen Shyu – voice
June
Dave Douglas – Magic Triangle & Leap of Faith (Greenleaf Music/Reissue) – May 5
Dave Douglas – trumpet; Chris Potter – tenor sax; James Genus – bass; Ben Perowsky – drums
Matt Ulery – A Little Light (Greenleaf Music) – June 19
Featuring Grazyna Auguscik & Members of the Contemoorary Music Ensemble “Eighth Blackbird”
