Recent Releases

"The onetime Chicagoan started Wrack as a jazz-oriented project, but over time he's come to focus more and more on jagged themes, unwieldy time signatures, and tricky pinpoint interplay (a la Anthony Braxton), all played with the postpunk energy of his old band Lozenge . . . (Chicago Reader)

Joyous, celebratory performances of exciting new works for chamber chorus and string quartet captured in superb recordings by Judith Sherman. This disc includes premieres from Michael Gandolfi, Stephen Leek, Paul Chihara, and Veronika Krausas.

Debut classical CD from North Carolina saxophonist Wayne Leechford. Six newly commissioned chamber works for baritone saxophone. Duets with piano, harp, and marimba. Compositions by Adrienne Albert, Elizabeth Raum, Lanette Lind, Thomas Massella, Richard Faith, and J. Mark Scearce.

Ess has played with such luminaries Ravi Coltrane, Harvie S, Dave Liebman and Rashied Ali. While concentrating on his own original compositions in his last three releases, sometimes an artist just needs to go home for a bit.