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In this episode Dave and Michael talk with drummer Rudy Royston about his 2014 recording “303” on Greenleaf Music.

A heartfelt congratulations to saxophonist and Greenleaf artist Donny McCaslin for being nominated for Best Improvised Solo in the 2013 Grammy's! The apt-titled "Stadium Jazz" is the opening tune on his "Casting For Gravity" album we released this year, and the one that has garnered this acclaim——it's also one of our favorite jams on the record. You can stream the track in the Bandcamp player above. Enjoy!

Donny McCaslin Trio with Scott Colley (bass) and Jonathan Blake (drums) at The Side Door (CT) and Narrows Center for the Arts (MA).

We're happy to announce the preorder of Linda Oh's "Sun Pictures"—her 3rd album as a leader, and her 2nd for our label. This is a dynamite band featuring Greenleaf alum Ben Wendel of Kneebody, Aussie guitarist James Muller, and drummer Ted Poor. And Linda's writing for this crew is stronger than ever. The title of the album comes from the world's oldest operating outdoor cinema located in Broome, Australia where Linda's sister lives. That imagery and concept are central to the feel of these tunes—Linda describes each piece as a "snapshot from recent travels and experiences playing music." And busy she's been, playing with Dave Douglas' Quintet, Sound Prints Quintet with Dave and Joe Lovano, and countless other projects the helped shape these tunes.

Stream Donny McCaslin's set from the Newport Jazz Festival, August 4th 2013 via WBGO. Setlist: Perpetual Motion, Stadium Jazz, Losing Track of Daytime, Henry, Tension.

We're excited to announce and share with you new Linda Oh music. "Sun Pictures" is her second for Greenleaf after last year's "Initial Here." Linda has been busy since that release playing in Dave's Quintet, the Sound Prints Quintet with Dave and Joe Lovano, and a boatload of other projects. And it's from those travels and experiences that "Sun Pictures" came into focus — Linda calls the album "a set of musical postcards."