Inner Circle Music is an American jazz record label founded by Greg Osby in 2007.[1][2][3][4]
| Inner Circle Music | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Greg Osby |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | www |
After 15 albums with Blue Note Records, saxophonist Greg Osby left to start his own label.[5] The label specializes in releasing self-produced works from artists from many different backgrounds and parts of the world.[6][7][8][9] In 2008, its first album, 9 Levels, was released by Osby himself.[10][11]
Inner Circle Music's roster includes Melissa Aldana,[12] João Barradas,[13] Ran Blake,[14] Juan Garcia-Herreros,[15] Petros Klampanis,[16] Logan Richardson,[17] Kavita Shah,[18] Yuhan Su,[19] Gabriel Vicéns,[20] and James Weidman.[21]
Since its founding, Inner Circle Music has released over 100 recordings.[22] In 2016, All About Jazz noted that "Inner Circle Music is a prominent example of a label based on the ideas of creativity and community spirit."[23] That same year, Jazz In Europe wrote, "This active jazz label represents Osby's eagerness to keep jazz alive by pushing forward new young talent in the hope of facilitating their professional careers across the globe."[24]
Discography
edit| Title | Release date | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Levels | 2008 | Greg Osby |
| Prologue | 2008 | Michael Pinto |
| Ethos | 2008 | Logan Richardson |
| Blueprint | 2008 | Lauren Sevian |
| Praia | 2008 | Sara Serpa |
| Dead Reckoning | 2008 | Jacob Yoffee |
| Day One | 2008 | Meilana Gillard |
| Three Worlds | 2009 | James Weidman |
| Go+ | 2010 | Jangeun Bae |
| Art of Contrabass Guitar | 2010 | Snow Owl |
| Quare | 2010 | André Matos |
| Dreams | 2010 | Yukari |
| Camera Obscura | 2010 | Ran Blake and Sara Serpa |
| Wake Up, Fall Asleep | 2010 | Jangeun Bae |
| Go+ | 2010 | Tammy Scheffer |
| Free Fall | 2010 | Melissa Aldana |
| Math Or Magic | 2010 | Evan Weiss |
| Ruminations | 2011 | Jason Yeager |
| Contextual | 2011 | Petros Klampanis |
| Mobile | 2011 | Sara Serpa |
| Flying Alone | 2011 | Yuhan Su |
| To Journal Square | 2012 | Russell Kirk |
| Organized Memories | 2011 | Ben Azar |
| Dear Abbey (The Music Of Abbey Lincoln) | 2012 | Teri Roiger |
| Girl From Queens | 2012 | Camille Gainer |
| Septagon | 2012 | Blake Meister |
| Second Cycle | 2012 | Melissa Aldana |
| Love's Last Lullaby | 2013 | Christian Li |
| Truth And Actuality | 2013 | The Aperturistic Trio |
| Normas | 2013 | Snow Owl |
| Lucid Dreamer | 2013 | Simona Premazzi |
| October Feeling | 2014 | James Weidman |
| Dream House | 2014 | Alex Lore |
| I Remember You | 2014 | John Menegon |
| Cimarrón | 2014 | Jorge Vistel |
| Primavera | 2014 | Sara Serpa and André Matos |
| Visions | 2014 | Kavita Shah |
| Affirmation | 2014 | Jason Yeager |
| Optics | 2014 | Alice Ricciardi |
| iRESI | 2015 | Carlos Averhoff Jr. |
| Minor Dispute | 2015 | Petros Klampanis |
| Selective Amnesia | 2015 | Adam Larson |
| Days | 2015 | Gabriel Vicéns |
| Roots | 2015 | Tomoko Omura |
| Pasos | 2015 | Maikel Vistel |
| La terra dei ciclopi | 2016 | Sade Farida |
| Mediterrana (Goddess Of Light) | 2016 | Lefteris Kordis |
| A Room Of One's Own | 2016 | Yuhan Su |
| The Blue Road | 2016 | Snow Owl |
| More Figs And Blue Things | 2016 | Alex Lore |
| The Way The Light Falls | 2016 | Kenji Herbert |
| At Risk | 2016 | Gary Thomas |
| Causes and Conditions | 2017 | Kevin B. Clark |
| Directions | 2017 | João Barradas |
| Tales & Tones | 2017 | Troy Roberts |
| Stories | 2017 | Viktorija Pilatovic |
| Post Bop Gypsies | 2017 | Tomoko Omura |
| Second City | 2017 | Adam Larson |
| Spiritual Impressions | 2017 | James Weidman |
| Polygon | 2017 | Eric Hove |
| Jazz Meets Cuban Timba | 2018 | Carlos Averhoff Jr. |
| Spillimacheen | 2018 | Matt Choboter |
| The Only Light | 2019 | Viktorija Pilatovic |
| Caruma | 2019 | Ricardo Pinheiro |
| Portrait | 2020 | João Barradas |
| Rec·i·proc·i·ty | 2020 | George Burton |
| Reflections Of The Eternal Line | 2020 | Greg Osby, Florian Arbenz, and Stephan Spicher |
| Dedications | 2020 | Michel El Malem |
| The Way We Are Created | 2021 | Gabriel Vicéns |
| Living In Shadows And Light | 2021 | Fabiana Martone |
| Speleology | 2021 | Nicola Guida |
| Dança Do Pólen | 2022 | Ricardo Pinheiro |
References
edit- ^ "Inner Circle Music: Creativity and Community Spirit article @ All About Jazz". 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Interview with American Saxophone Great Greg Osby (2020)". 28 October 2020.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (15 October 2008). "One Label, Many Artists: A Stage as a Showcase". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Step Tempest: Look into Inner Circle Music". 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Interview with American Saxophone Great Greg Osby (2020)". 28 October 2020.
- ^ "About Inner Circle Music".
- ^ "Greg Osbys Inner Circle". The New Yorker.
- ^ "The Independent Ear | Greg Osby on swimming the dangerous DIY waters".
- ^ "Inner Circle Music: Creativity and Community Spirit article @ All About Jazz". 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Greg Osby Quintet: Live At The Village Vanguard". NPR. 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Greg Osby Releases First Album on His New Label". 12 August 2008.
- ^ "Melissa Aldana: Living a Second Cycle @ All About Jazz". 1 January 2013.
- ^ "João Barradas: Directions @ Downbeat Magazine". 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Ran Blake and Sara Serpa: Camera Obscura @ Audiophile Audition". 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Snow Owl: Normas @ Latin Jazz Net". 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Petros Klampanis: Minor Dispute @ Bass Musician Magazine". 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Logan Richardson: Ethos @ All About Jazz". 4 April 2009.
- ^ "Kavita Shah: Visions @ Latin Jazz Net". 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Yuhan Su: A Room of One's Own @ Bird Is The Worm". 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Gabriel Vicéns: The Way We Are Created @ London Jazz News". 21 December 2021.
- ^ "James Weidman: Three Worlds @ All About Jazz". 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Inner Circle Music Discography".
- ^ "Inner Circle Music: Creativity and Community Spirit article @ All About Jazz". 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Catching up with Greg Osby – Jazz in Europe". 8 May 2016.