Vijay Iyer – Solo (ACT Music) – August 31
Iyer’s 1st solo piano recording

September

Blue Cranes - Observatories (self-released) – Sept. 14
Portland, OR chamber jazz group w/ Reed Wallsmith (saxes), Sly Pig (saxes), Rebecca Sanborn (keyboards), Keith Brush (bass), Ji Tanzer (drums)

Eddie Gomez & Cesarius Alvim – Forever (Plus Loin Music) – Sept. 14
Bass/Piano Duo w/ Eddie Gomez (bass), Cesarius Alvim (piano)

Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green – Apex (Pi Recordings) – Sept. 28
w/ Mahanthappa (alto sax), Bunky Green (alto sax), Jack DeJohnette (drums on half), Jason Moran (piano), Francois Moutin (bass), Damion Reid (drums on half)

October

Kellylee Evans – Nina (Plus Loin Music) – October 12
w/ Evans (vocals( Francois Moutin (bass), Andre Ceccarelli (drums)

Ed Ruscha / Nels Cline / David Breskin – DIRTY BABY CD Box Set (Cryptogramophone Records) – October 12
an interdisciplinary art-music-poetry collaboration between visual artist Ed Ruscha, guitarist/composer Nels Cline + 16 musicians & poet/producer David Breskin

Scott Amendola Trio – Lift (Sazi Music) – Oct. 19
w/ Amendola (drums, electronics), Jeff Parker (guitar), John Shifflett (bass)

Dan Tepfer – Five Pedals Deep (Sunnyside Records) – October 26
Trio w/ Tepfer (piano), Thomas Morgan (bass), Ted Poor (drums)

November

The Dymaxion Quartet – Sympathetic Vibrations (self-released) – DIGITAL ONLY- October 9
w/ Gabriel Gloege (drums, leader), Mike Shobe (trumpet), Mark Small (tenor sax), Dan Fabricatore (bass)

Trio w/ Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Jason Roebke (bass), Mike Pride (drums)

w/ Jerome Sabbagh – tenor & soprano saxophones, Ben Monder – guitar, Daniel Humair – drums