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AVAILABLE NOW: Nicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions (Remixed)” | Smoke Sessions Records

AVAILABLE NOW via Smoke Sessions Records   Innovative Trumpeter, Keyboardist and Composer Nicholas Payton Transforms the Music from Latest All-Acoustic Trio Album on New Remix EP, Smoke Sessions (Remixed)   EP Features Genre-Blending Remixes by Karriem Riggins and Tomoki Sanders and Special Guest Isaiah Sharkey   Though it’s never simple (or advisable) to pin Nicholas Payton down…

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Steve Davis | “Bluesthetic” | Available May 27 via Smoke Sessions Records

Master Trombonist Steve Davis Assembles Remarkable Sextet with a Three-Decade Shared History on New Album, Bluesthetic   Album Features Peter Bernstein, Steve Nelson, Geoffrey Keezer, Christian McBride, and Willie Jones III Due Out May 27 from Smoke Sessions Records On each of his three previous releases for Smoke Sessions Records, trombonist Steve Davis assembled a stellar sextet featuring some…

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REMINDER: Nicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions (Remixed)” | Available March 8 via Smoke Sessions Records

Innovative Trumpeter, Keyboardist and Composer Nicholas Payton Transforms the Music from Latest All-Acoustic Trio Album on New Remix EP   Smoke Sessions (Remixed) Due Out March 8, 2022 via Smoke Sessions Records EP Features Genre-Blending Remixes by Karriem Riggins and Tomoki Sanders and Special Guest Isaiah Sharkey   Though it’s never simple (or advisable) to pin Nicholas…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Harold Mabern | “Mabern Plays Coltrane” | Smoke Sessions Records

Smoke Sessions Records Releases Vibrant Recording of the Late, Great Harold Mabern Performing the Music of John Coltrane   Mabern Plays Coltrane, Available Now via Smoke Sessions Records Album Features All-Star Sextet Including Vincent Herring, Eric Alexander, Steve Davis, John Webber, and Joe Farnsworth Mabern’s Family Contributes to Release with Liner Notes from Son Michael…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Joe Farnsworth | “City of Sounds” | Smoke Sessions Records

AVAILABLE NOW via Smoke Sessions Records Drummer Joe Farnsworth Celebrates the Fortitude of New York City’s Jazz Community with Second Release for Smoke Sessions Records   City of Sounds Features Kenny Barron and Peter Washington Prior to the events of 2020, it may have been easy to take New York City’s thriving and diverse music scene…

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Nicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions” | Available October 29, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records

Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer Nicholas Payton Realizes Long-Cherished Dream to Record with Iconic Bassist Ron Carter on Stunning New Album Album Features Longtime Collaborator Karriem Riggins and Special Guest Appearance by Legendary Saxophonist George Coleman   Smoke Sessions, Due Out October 29, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records, Plus Four-Song Remix EP Forthcoming For a young Nicholas Payton,…

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