Selected Discography

new EP from brilliant, young singer/songwriter Asa Bry.
asa bry – songs, vocals, guitars, keyboards
ben rubin – basses, guitars, keyboards, percussion, drum programming
josh dion – drums
chet doxas – tenor saxophone
jude rubin-dulong – tambourine
forthcoming (call me to hear)

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multi-instrumnental jazz trio (half of double album)
caleb wheeler curtis – saxophones and trumpet
sean conly – upright bass
michael sarin – drums and percussions
release date: 1.11.2024

the solo debut from Tony Allen’s longtime musical director and saxophonist Yann Jankielewicz.
jason lindner – keyboards
josh dion – drums. keyboards, vocals
tchad blake – mixer
released 29.3.24

fantastic new record from KJ Denhert. mixed several tracks, including the lead single “Esmerelda”
released: 29.3.2024

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amy merrill – voice
jon dryden – piano, theremin, keyboards
ben rubin – guitars, bass, drum programming, electric organ
dan rieser – drums and percussion
release date: 22.11.2024

jazz/classical cross-over duets
nicki adams – piano
michael eaton – tenor saxophone
released 22.3.2024

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john conte – composer, bass, drums, guitars
ben rubin – keys, upright bass, trippy sounds
neal pawley – trombones
released: 4.10.2024

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Sultry covers of 60s and 70s Persian pop classics
yvette massoudi – vox
salmak khaledi – producer/mixer. trombone
yahya alkhansa – drums
me – electric bass
jack gruber – keys

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A sublime, original take on latin jazz
dred scott – piano
tom beckham – vibes
matt pavolka – bass
moses patrou – percussion
released 20.9.2024

a most unique combination of Black American Music and South Indian music. forthcoming

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2nd record from the political hard rock band.
pat daugherty – songs and vocals
teddy kumpel – guitars
ben rubin – bass
konrad meissner – drums
full record only at bandcamp
singles on streaming

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emily cavanagh – vocals
jon dryden – piano, keyboards, vibraphone
preacher boy – guitars
aron caceres – bass
jason lewis – drums
released 13.10.2023

clark gayton – trombone
jon dryden – accordion
shawn pelton – drums
me – upright bass
release date: 9/2/2022

jon dryden – accordion
clark gayton – trombone/tuba
konrad meissener – drums

caleb wheeler curtis – asx
laurent nicoud – pno

michael eaton – tsx
nicki adams – pn

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the legendary masta ace raps about race in america.
donny mccaslin – tsx
orrin evans – pn
dezron douglass – bs
eric mcpherson -ds
mastered by joe laporta at sterling sound

james maddock – vox, songs, guitars
aaron comess – drums
brian mitchell – piano, organ, accordion
ben stivers – synths, piano
steve wickham – violin
craig dreyer – flute
scott sharrard – slide guitar
david immergluck – mandolin

Shine and the Moonbeam’s track on the Grammy-nominated Children’s Music compilation “All One Tribe” from 1Tribe Collective.

incredible kids funk and soul record ft. “I Believe” appears on the Grammy-nominated compilation “All One Tribe”
shawana kemp – vox
jonathan heagle – producer/guitar
russell carter – ds
rashaan carter – bs
lavondo thomas – bs
kenna ramsey – bgv
brad whitely – keys
stan killian – tsx
les rogers – tpt

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co-produced w/ orrin evans
sarah elizabeth charles – vox
julius rodriguez – pn
josh lawrence – tpt
chet doxas – tsx
luques curtis – bs
mark whitfield jr – ds

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from the critically-acclaimed record gild the black lily. ft. jeff mclaughlin on guitar

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Lyrics by Edna St. Vincent Millay
ren geisick – vox
jon dryden – keys/producer
will graefe – gtr
aron caceres – bs
joshua bailey – ds

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solo bass single for black history month

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jon dryden- piano, keyboards
danielle crook- vocals
will graefe- guitar
aron caceres- bass
dan rieser-drums and percussion

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produced by jon dryden
lucy woodward – vox
preacher boy – gtr
aron caceres – bs
jim kassis – ds

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solo tenor saxophone recorded in a canyon in south dakota. all charlie carker songs.

all pacific jazz songs
dred scott – pn
eric crystal – txs
john wiitala – bass,
smith dobson jr – drums
forthcoming

tracked Joe Martin – bs. forthcoming

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new work recorded for a Jazz Coalition grant. dred – pn, ebs, ds, pc. akiko pavolka – vx, joe magnarelli – tpt, patrick cornelius – asx, mike fahie – tbn, akiko tsuruga – b3, matt pavolka – upbs, russ meissner – ds. forthcoming

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classic rock meets boom-bap. mastered by dave kutch. forthcoming

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great trumpet/piano duo record

produced w. orrin evans. a tribute to bob dorough. live at jazzway 6004. a soundscape experience. forthcoming

saxophone meets boom-bap

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Donny McCaslin-tsx, Orrin Evans-pn, Dezron Douglas-bs, Eric McPherson-ds chopped up into atmospheric boom-bap.

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Rachel on vocals and piano w Sasha Berliner – vbs, Ethan Moffitt – bs, Christian Eumann – ds

A collaboration between trumpeter/producer Josh Lawrence, drummer Anwar Marshall and myself for Act4Music cloud festivals. We used samples from NASA to create space music.

upright bass on “Williamsburg Bridge” and engineered some violin overdubs

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The source material for “SFANF” Donny McCaslin-tsx, Orrin Evans-pn, Dezron Douglas-bs, Eric McPherson-ds

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mix of live in-studio performance. feat. Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Anwar Marshall, Luques Curtis. only available via the artist’s website

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political rock from Pat Daugherty, Konrad Meissner, Jonathan Heagle and myself. (see main playlist)

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w Chris Lightcap, bass and Vinnie Sperrazza, drums.

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produced by Evan Harrison Parker.
Winner of 2021 WAMMIE Folk Record of the Year

recorded Donny McCaslin overdubs

out now streaming, on green splatter vinyl and cd

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feat Jason Moran – pn. Soundscape and production by Ben Rubin. New York Times Top 20 Jazz records of 2018.

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The brainchild of Avram Fefer (alto sax) and Greg Tate (programming, guitar) w On Ka’a Davis – gtr, Chris Eddleton – ds. This record is a melting pot of hip-hop, Sun Ra and noise rock.

Dred plays all the instruments on this one.

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produced by Orrin Evans (The Bad Plus) feat. Josh Lawrence, Seamus Blake, Eric Revis, Luques Curtis, Mark Whitfield, Jr.

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great melding of jazz and Haitian rhythms. feat. Aaron Goldberg on piano.

produced by bill goodwin. feat. ben monder, seamus blake, sam harris and ben street.

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w Nicholas Payton, Kalman Olah, Hans Glawishnig, Terreon Gully

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end credits track for the feature film Someone Else

solo sopranino record

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Bob Wijnen – pn, Peter Bernstein – gtr, Dezron Douglas – bs, Billy Drummond – ds

feature film score. world premiered at Miami International Film Festival, 3.13.15. out now on DVD and VOD.

nominated for 2014 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Record

short film score

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sadly, this record remains unreleased. see main playlist.

short film score

short film score

Winner, 2008 Independent Music Award, Electronica Song of the Year.

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see main playlist

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mixed at Electric Lady Studio A. see main playlist.

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