Sam Yahel (born 1971) is a

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pianist and

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ist. In 1990 he moved to New York City and worked with

Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

Wycliffe Gordon Wycliffe A. Gordon (born May 29, 1967) is an American jazz trombonist, arranger, composer, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. Gordon also sings and plays didgeridoo, trumpet, soprano trombone, tuba, and piano ...

Ryan Kisor Ryan Kisor (born April 12, 1973) is an American jazz trumpeter. A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Kisor learned trumpet from his father, Larry Kisor, and started playing in a local dance band (the Eddie Skeets Orchestra) at age ten. Kisor began clas ...

Maceo Parker Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of B ...

Madeleine Peyroux Madeleine Peyroux (born April 18, 1974) is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris. She sang vintage jazz and blues songs before finding mainstream success in 2004 when her album ''Carele ...

, and

Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman ...

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''Searchin''' (

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, 1997) * ''In the Blink of an Eye'' (Naxos, 1999) * ''Trio'' ( Criss Cross, 1999) * ''Truth and Beauty'' (

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, 2007) * ''Jazz Side of the Moon'' with

Ari Hoenig Ari Hoenig (born November 13, 1973) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator. Educational materials Hoenig has taught and is on the faculty at New York University and The New School in New York. He gives clinics and lectures at music ...

Mike Moreno Mike Moreno (born October 8, 1978) is a jazz guitarist and composer from Houston, Texas. According to an NPR interview in 2008,Jackson, Josh, (Feb. 5, 2008).Mike Moreno: Jazz Guitar 'Between the Lines'. NPR. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013. Moreno's ma ...

Seamus Blake Seamus Blake (born December 8, 1970) is a British-born Canadian tenor saxophonist. Early life and education Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a c ...

(Chesky, 2008) – recorded in 2007 * ''Hometown'' (

Posi-Tone Posi-Tone Records is an American jazz 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 Steve Davis, saxop ...

, 2009) – recorded in 2007 * ''From Sun to Sun'' (Origin, 2011)

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Brian Blade Brian Blade (born July 25, 1970) is an American jazz drummer, composer, session musician, and singer-songwriter. Early life Blade was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. The first music he experienced was gospel and songs of praise at ...

* ''Yaya³'' (Loma, 2002)

As sideman

With

Ralph Bowen Ralph Bowen (born December 24, 1961) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. Biography Bowen started piano lessons at an early age, with clarinet and saxophone lessons following soon after. At thirteen he led a quartet and performed in big bands in Tor ...

* ''Soul Proprietor'' (Criss Cross, 2001) * ''Five'' (Criss Cross, 2008) – recorded in 2007 With

Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...

* ''

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, 2002) – recorded in 2000–01 * '' Feels Like Home'' (Blue Note, 2004) – recorded in 2003–04 * ''Covers'' (Blue Note, 2012) - compilation With

* 1997: ''Battle Cry'' (Criss Cross, 1998) * 2002: ''Awakening'' (Criss Cross, 2003) * 2002: ''The Sidewinder'' (Videoarts, 2003) * 2003: ''Donna Lee'' (Videoarts, 2004) With

* ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 2002) * ''

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, 2005) With

Jesse van Ruller Jesse van Ruller (born 21 January 1972) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and composer. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in 1995 and has recorded several albums as a leader and more as a sideman. Early life Van Ruller wa ...

* ''Circles'' (Criss Cross, 2003) * ''Views'' (Criss Cross, 2006) With others *

Laila Biali Laila Biali (born 3 October 1980) is a Canadian Vocal jazz, jazz singer and pianist. She has been nominated for and won a Juno Award and has worked with Chris Botti and Sting (musician), Sting. Career Born in Vancouver, Biali began playing pi ...

, ''Laila Biali'' (ACT, 2018) – recorded in 2016 * Massimo Biocati, ''Incontre'' (Bandcamp, 2020) *

Peter Cincotti Peter Cincotti (born July 11, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter. He began playing piano at the age of three. While in high school, he regularly performed in clubs throughout Manhattan. In 2003, Cincotti's debut album, produced by Phil Ramon ...

, ''On the Moon'' (Concord, 2004) *

Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. Early life Larry Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas, United States. He never knew his biological father, a musician. He w ...

, ''Impressions'' (Chesky, 2008) * Charles Davis, ''Plays the Music of Bent Jaeding'' (Fresh Sound, 2008) *

Tia Fuller Tia Fuller (born March 27, 1976) is an American saxophonist, composer, and educator, and a member of the all-female band touring with Beyoncé. Fuller is currently a faculty member in the ensembles department at Berklee College of Music. Fulle ...

, ''Diamond Cut'' (Mack Avenue, 2018) *

, ''Dig This!'' (Criss Cross, 2002) * Jesper Løvdal, ''Free Fall'' (ILK Music, 2008) * Önder Focan, ''Beneath The Stars: Yıldızların Altında'' (Blue Note, 1998) *

Brad Mehldau Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Quar ...

, '' Ma Femme Est Une Actrice'' (Warner, 2001) *

Nicholas Payton Nicholas Payton (born September 26, 1973) is an American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. A Grammy Award winner, he is from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is also a prolific and provocative writer who comments on a multitude of subjects, inc ...

, ''Mysterious Shorter'' (Chesky, 2006) *

Ben Perowsky Ben Perowsky (born May 12, 1966) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, and music producer. He is the drummer on stage in the 8 TONY award winning Broadway musical Hadestown. Perowsky leads the Ben Perowsky Trio, Moodswing Orchestra and ...

, ''Bop On Pop'' (JazzKey Music, 2003) *

, ''Half the Perfect World'' (Rounder, 2006) *

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 ...

, ''New Vistas'' (Criss Cross, 2004) * Libor Šmoldas, ''In New York On Time'' (Animal Music, 2010) * Torben Waldorff, ''Afterburn'' (Artistshare, 2008) *

Lizz Wright Elizabeth LaCharla Wright (born January 22, 1980) is an American jazz and gospel singer. Life and career Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, Georgia, one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director of t ...

, ''Salt'' (Verve, 2003)

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