Bobby Broom featured on All About Jazz

Guitarist Bobby Broom, whose new release Upper West Side Story hits stores on May 15, is currently featured on the homepage of All About Jazz.

The article profiles Bobby career from his teenage years playing with pianist Al Haig and saxophone legend Sonny Rollins, to his current recordings on Origin Records both as a solo artist and with Deep Blue Organ Trio.

BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL IS IN THE BOOKS!

The 2012 Ballard Jazz Festival has wrapped up with four stellar days of music!

Watch the website in the coming days for photos, videos, merchandise and more!

PIET VERBIST - ZYGOMATIK

One of Antwerp's busiest musicians, Piet Verbist has become an established icon in the vibrant Belgian jazz scene. We're very proud to have Piet as one of the newest members of the Origin family.

Be sure to check out his new release Zygomatik, and listen to sound files. Piet's band will be doing two concerts celebrating the albums release - those of you in Europe won't want to miss these:

Saturday, April 14th
The Jazz Station, Brussels; 5pm
Sunday, April 15th
Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerp; 8pm

DEEP BLUE ORGAN TRIO FEATURED ON NPR

UPDATE: Wonderful! hits #1 on JazzWeek Airplay Chart

Wonderful!, the new release from Deep Blue Organ Trio, is the subject of a Kevin White review on NPR's All Things Considered.

Deep Blue Organ Trio is a Chicago institution; it's been together since the early 1990s, and for the last eight years, it's held forth at Uptown's Green Mill Tavern most every Tuesday night. The trio's new album Wonderful! is devoted to Stevie Wonder tunes.

Click here to read/listen to the review from NPR.

CUONG VU Q&A IN JAZZIZ / ORIGIN DOUBLE-REVIEW ON ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM

Trumpeter Cuong Vu is featured in the new issue of Jazziz talking about his recent release on Origin Records, Leaps of Faith.

Also, AllAboutJazz.com has a double-review online featuring Cuong's Leaps of Faith and his 2010 release with Speak.

For more information, check out Cuong Vu's artist page on Origin.

2011 JAZZWEEK AWARDS - ROCHESTER, NY

For the fifth year in a row, Origin Records was nominated for JazzWeek's "Label Of The Year" at the JazzWeek Summit in Rochester, NY. Though we (proudly) came away as second fiddle to Manfred Eicher's legendary ECM label, we're extremely humbled and gratified for the support from all the radio programmers, jazz writers, musicians and industry people who participate and would allow us to appear in such great company. For the "Label with the Most Spins," Origin & OA2's 22,000 reported radio plays made us the 2nd most played label on American Jazz Radio in 2010, right behind the Highnote/Savant label. Thanks to JazzWeek for all the work they do and congratulations to the whole Origin/OA2 community!

LIAM SILLERY AT THE NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL

With a recent 5-star Downbeat review in hand for last year's Phenomenology, New York trumpeter Liam Sillery hasn't had a chance to rest! His new album Priorite is receiving play around the country and he and the band will be taking off for the Netherlands this week for their first-ever appearance at the North Sea Jazz Festival.

John Stowell interviewed at tomajazz.com on recent tour in Spain

Guitarist John Stowell is one of the busiest in jazz, and on a recent trip to Spain Stowell was interviewed by www.tomajazz.com. You can read the full interview here in English or Spanish. Be sure to check out many of John's great albums, available on Origin, including his latest offering, Rinnova, with the NW trio, Scenes.

Saxophonist Hadley Caliman (1932 - 2010)

Tenor saxophonist and jazz legend Hadley Caliman passed away September 8th, after a two year struggle with liver cancer. He was 78 years old.

Caliman remained active until his last few weeks, performing regularly around the Northwest in support of his recent releases: Reunion with Pete Christilieb, which was released in August and is now #31 on the national jazz charts, and Straight Ahead, which is #9 for the year on the Jazz airplay charts and was in the Top 10 on U.S. jazz radio for many months.

Always striving to further himself on the saxophone, Caliman continued to practice daily into his last weeks. His last public performances were in Poulsbo on August 20, Tula's Jazz Club on August 13, and the release performance for Reunion with Pete Christlieb at The New Orleans Creole Restaurant on August 8.

Caliman's long career included credits with musicians such as Freddie Hubbard, Gerald Wilson, Carlos Santana, Dexter Gordon, Elvin Jones, Mongo Santamaria, Joe Pass, The Grateful Dead, Joe Henderson, Don Ellis, Flora Purim, Phoebe Snow, Bobby Hutcherson and many others.

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.