New Recording from Kendra Shank & Geoffrey Keezer

Download on iTunes Download at Amazon HALF MOON (Live in New York) Kendra Shank & Geoffrey Keezer Alone Together 6:48 (Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz) The Music is the Magic 7:33 (Abbey Lincoln) Kneel 8:38 (Jeremy Siskind) Song of Life 4:58 (Norma Winstone / Fred Hersch) Half Moon 4:44 (words: K. Shank / …

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Premiere Recording from the Joel Forrester Trio

WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME What You Mean To Me is the first recording to feature Joel Forrester with his Trio. This ensemble format brings out new facets to his compositions, and the years they’ve spent together are evident in the performances. We’ll let Joel explain (from his notes on the record): The steady gig!! …

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New Quintet Release from Joel Forrester

Furtive Sex features Joel’s quintet, The Truth, and several of his tunes never recorded before. As Joel says in his liner notes for the record: Two hundred tunes ago, I showed up at a pre-gig session with a medium swinger called “Claire’s Idea”. A month after, my long-time bari player told me: “You know, …

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Claire Daly Comes to Ride Symbol Records

Claire Daly has long been a mainstay of the New York jazz scene and her baritone saxophone has notably graced the groups of Joel Forrester. Her 2001 recording, Movin’ On is now available on Ride Symbol. Claire leads a quartet that includes pianist Eli Yamin, bassist Dave Hofstra, drummer Peter Grant and, on two selections, …

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Record Review of “Down The Road” in The New York City Jazz Record

Ride Symbol Records is pleased to inform you about the latest news for Joel Forrester and his music. His latest release, “Down The Road”, with his band Second Nature, has been reviewed in The New York City Jazz Record. (Pg. 15) “Down The Road”, done by the full quintet with piano-electric bass-drums joined by electric …

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New Recording from Kendra Shank & Geoffrey Keezer Premiere Recording from the Joel Forrester Trio New Quintet Release from Joel Forrester Claire Daly Comes to Ride Symbol Records Record Review of “Down The Road” in The New York City Jazz Record

Ride Symbol Records

The recording label Ride Symbol Records has been re-vitalized after seven years. Label founder Donald Elfman has joined forces with former Koch associate, music media expert and musician David Preiser, and biotechnology entrepreneur and new music philanthropist Glenn Cornett to release and provide distribution for jazz recordings. The three will also collaborate to release classical, new music and experimental rock recordings under the New Spectrum label.