Posi-Tone Records is an American

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record label founded by Marc Free, a producer and musician who runs the company with engineer Nick O'Toole. The label's first five albums were issued in 1995. The roster includes trombonist

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, saxophonist

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, guitarist

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, trumpeter David Weiss, Jon Davis,

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, Brian Charette,

Walt Weiskopf Walt Weiskopf (born July 30, 1959 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, author and educator. He has released sixteen albums as a leader, and performed on countless other albums as a sideman. He has ...

, Joe Magnarelli and

Michael Dease Michael Patrick Dease (born August 25, 1982) is an American jazz tenor and bass trombonist, composer and producer. He also plays saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn, bass and piano. Biography Michael Dease was born in Augusta, Georgia and attended ...

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Roster

* David Ake * William Ash * Ehud Asherie * David Ashkenazy * Ernie Banks *

David Binney David Binney (born August 2, 1961) is an American alto saxophonist and composer. Early life Binney was born in Miami, Florida, and was raised in Carpinteria, California. From his parents, who loved music, he was exposed to albums by John C ...

* M. F. Bird * Steve Blackwood *

* Peter Brendler * Brent Canter * Brian Charette *

* Patrick Cornelius * Jon Davis *

Donald Dean Donald Dean (born June 21, 1937) is a jazz drummer who has worked with Kenny Dorham, Les McCann and others. A collection related to him is led by the ''Los Angeles Jazz Institute.'' He appears, alongside Les McCann and Eddie Harris, on the soul ...

* Mike DiRubbo * Benjamin Drazen * Edwing * Shauli Einav * Wayne Escoffery *

John Escreet John Escreet (born 18 August 1984) is an English jazz pianist. Biography Escreet moved to New York in 2006. In 2008 he graduated from the Master’s Program at Manhattan School of Music, where he studied piano with Kenny Barron and Jason Moran ...

Orrin Evans Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975) is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia.Lutz, Phillip. "Orrin Evans The Instigator." ''Downbeat'' 81.11 (2014): 42-45. Print. He attended Rutgers University ...

* Phil Farris * Alan Ferber * Steve Fidyk * Ken Fowser *

Champian Fulton Champian Fulton (born September 12, 1985) is an American jazz singer and pianist. Career Early years Champian Fulton was born in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1985. Her father, Stephen Fulton, was a jazz trumpeter who was often visited by musician frien ...

* Joe Gaeta * David Gibson * Behn Gillece *

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* Noah Haidu * Nick Hempton * Art Hirahara * Steve Horowitz * Dave Juarez * Sean Lyons *

Joe Magnarelli Joseph Anthony Magnarelli (born January 19, 1960) is an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. Early life and education Magnarelli was born in Syracuse, New York. He received a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Fr ...

* Jeremy Manasia * Sarah Manning * Jacám Manricks * John Nau * Sean Nowell * Matthew O'Toole * Dan Pratt * Sam Rivers *

Jim Rotondi James Robert Rotondi (born 28 August 1962) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, educator, and conductor. The youngest of five siblings, Rotondi was born in Butte, Montana. He played in New York City for twenty years before moving ...

* Idan Santhaus * Second Wind * Kenny Shanker * Yotam Silberstein * Alexa Tarantino * Smokin' Toads * Travis Sullivan * Tom Tallitsch *

Doug Webb Doug Webb (born 1960) is an American jazz saxophonist.AllMusic credits/ref> Early life and education Born in Chicago, Webb moved to California with his family at the age of three. He graduated from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Cal ...

* David Weiss * Spike Wilner * Brandon Wright * Eric Wyatt *

Sam Yahel Sam Yahel (born 1971) is a jazz pianist and Hammond organist. In 1990 he moved to New York City and worked with Bill Frisell, Wycliffe Gordon, Ryan Kisor, Maceo Parker, Madeleine Peyroux, and Joshua Redman. Discography As leader/co-leader * ...

* Jordan Young

References

External links

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