Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify
Celebrated pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and two-time Grammy Award winner Alan Broadbent unveils his fourth release for Savant Records, “Threads of Time.” Known for his many collaborations with luminaries such as Pat Metheny, Sheila Jordan and Michael Buble, Broadbent brings all that impressive experience to this deeply personal project. The recording is especially notable as every composition on the album was penned by Broadbent himself—displaying his gift for memorable melodies, rich harmonies, and his deep connection to the jazz tradition.
One of the most sought-after collaborators on the global jazz scene today, guitarist Tim Jago began his music journey in Perth, Western Australia, and was quickly deemed a rising talent by the stalwarts of the Australian jazz scene. He relocated to the U.S. in 2010 and has since performed with a host of world-class musicians, including Terence Blanchard Chick Corea, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Bobby McFerrin, and Arturo Sandoval, to name a few. Tim was also a finalist in the inaugural Wes Montgomery International Guitar Competition in 2015. Having co-led and collaborated on many releases over the last fifteen years, “Time Shift” marks the debut album released under his own name.
Also this week, Something Blue continues the 30th anniversary celebration of Posi-Tone Records by reinterpreting compositions harkening back to the label’s beginning with “In the Beginning”; the Chicago jazz scene is represented with pianist Paul Hecht’s new quartet session, “Pyrography”; and after workshopping his compositions at various New York venues, pianist Tyler Henderson recorded “Love Endures,” his debut album, for Cory Weeds’ Cellar Records label in Vancouver.