ORIGIN RECORDS NEWS

Origin Records at MIDEM 2010 - Cannes, France

The Origin Team has arrived in France to attend this year's MIDEM conference. There, they'll be meeting with many other industry professionals, and business leaders. The festival runs from January 23rd - 27th. Be sure to stay tuned for updates.

Tim Davies nominated for a 2010 Grammy!

Los Angeles composer and drummer Tim Davies received a 2009 Grammy nomination, for Best Instrumental Composition for his piece Counting To Infinity from his latest Origin release, Dialmentia.

Tim's in great company in that category, being nominated along side Bob Florence, Paquito D'Rivera, Michael Giacchiano, and Steve Wiest.

Dana Hall named an Outstanding "Chicagoan of the Year" By the Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune announced its outstanding Chicagoans of the Year, recognizing their achievements in ten arts and culture fields. Dana Hall, the drummer, composer, and educator, was the top Jazz Chicagoan, and the only professional musician selected. For a full list of honorees, click here.

Dana's first Origin release, Into The Light has appeared on best-of-2009 lists by the Chicago Tribune's Howard Reich ("The recording illuminates Hall's expressive breadth as a composer and dynamism as a leader") and the Detroit Free Press's Mark Stryker ("[Hall] leads a whip-smart quintet... through a broad swath of the mainstream -- swinging, stretching, signifying"). Get more information on the record, and hear sound clips here.

Dana Hall, Gail Pettis in the Top Ten on JazzWeek's National Airplay Charts, Dana's number on CMJ!

The JazzWeek airplay charts are full of Origin / OA2 releases! Dana Hall's debut album, Into The Light has skyrocketed up the charts, and is currently at #9 - tied with Gail Pettis' Here In The Moment! Phil Kelly's new Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles is also getting heavy airplay throughout the country, now at #40! Hadley Caliman's Straight Ahead is the most added record in the country this week - topping the Chartbound list! Currently there are 14 releases in JazzWeek's top 200!

On the College Music Journal charts, Dana's record has reached number one! Hadley Calimans record is #29, and Dad Dean's new 2-5-1 is currently at #27.

In the Year-To-Date JazzWeek listings, Bobby Broom's Bobby Broom Plays For Monk is currently ranked at #13!

Saxophonist Ricky Sweum interviewed at Allaboutjazz.com

Tenor saxophonist Ricky Sweum was featured in an interview with Allaboutjazz.com's Cicily Janus about his great new record, Pulling Your Own Strings. Read the interview by visiting the Allaboutjazz.com site, HERE.

Todd Bishop's Pop Art 4 European Tour

“...a strange and excellent musical experience." - Allaboutjazz.com

Todd Bishop's Pop Art 4 is touring Europe in November, 2009, with three shows in Paris, plus concerts in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, and Aachen. They will be performing music from their new Origin CD, 69 Année Érotique - instrumental jazz interpretations of the music of French songwriter/pop icon Serge Gainsbourg.

Friday, Nov. 6 - Sazz’n Jazz - Brussels
Monday, Nov. 9 - Bar Deco - Ghent
Tuesday, Nov. 10 - Dumont - Aachen
Wednesday, Nov. 11 - Buster Podium - Antwerp
Friday, Nov. 13 - Le Bab-ilo - Paris
Saturday, Nov. 14 - Tennessee Jazz Bar - Paris
Monday, Nov. 16 - Les Cariatides - Paris

Todd Bishop - drums
Willie Matheis - tenor saxophone
Dan Duval - guitar
Olivier Stalon - bass (Belgium/Germany shows)
Jouni Isoherranen - bass (Paris shows)

Origin wins 2009 JazzWeek Record Label of the Year -

Seattle’s Origin Records was recognized as the 2009 Jazz Label of the Year at the JazzWeek Awards, held June 20th in Rochester, NY, during the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. The JazzWeek awards are voted on by several hundred members of the jazz industry including radio program directors, disc jockeys, program syndicators, satellite and cable broadcasters, record labels and promoters.

JazzWeek’s Ed Trefzger presented the award to Origin’s John Bishop during the JazzWeek Conference which has taken place alongside the Rochester Jazz Festival each year since 2003.

Also nominated in the Label category were Concord Records, Palmetto, Sunnyside, Heads Up, and HighNote Records.

Read the feature article in the SEATTLE TIMES.

Courtney Fortune appears in Glamour Magazine as one of the "Top 10 College Women of 2009"

In the recent issue, Glamour Magazine noted Origin Records' Courtney Fortune as one of the Top 10 College Women To Watch. With her release Speak Love, produced by Grammy-Nominated Chris Walden, we think Fortune certainly is a musical force worth listening to, as well.

Read the full story here.

2009 Earshot Jazz Festival

Many Origin artists made appearances this year at the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival, in Seattle, WA. Lucky for us, Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Daniel Sheehan was shooting at nearly every show. He's kindly let us post some of the photos in the PHOTOS section of the website. Check them out!