Jeff Albert

“Similar in the Opposite Way” is now (finally) available on eMusic. Just click here.

There will be a new Jeff Albert Quartet CD out soon.  It will be called “Similar in the Opposite Way.”  We video taped bits of the recording session, and some conversations among the band.

I am happy to announce that we have just signed a deal with Clean Feed Records to release the Lucky 7s album Pluto Junkyard, which was recorded in July 2007 in Chicago. It should be released sometime in 2009.

I have new photos by Zack Smith. Some of the shots ended up in the online Media Kit, and I am sharing some of the more fun ones here.

The Lucky 7s CD, Farragut, made the top of Grego Edwards’ 2007 Record Poll list in Cadence Magazine. Even though the CD came out in late 2006, it was reviewed in Cadence in 2007, so it qualified for the 2007 lists. It’s nice to still be on someone’s mind so many months later. We’re in pretty good company too, other people on Grego’s list include Roscoe Mitchell, Peter Kowald, and Steve Swell.

The new Magnetic Ear disc is out. I don’t have copies directly for sale, but you can hear samples and buy them here: Louisiana Music Factory – Live At The Saturn Bar by Magnetic Ear

We had a fun time with the Saturn Bar run last summer, and the disc is a good representation of what the hang was like. I also did a good bit of the technical work on this disc, and I am very proud of it.

I think I have finished the recent site redesign. You’ll see the Upcoming Events listed in the sidebar, instead of on their own page. I think this will be a little more efficient for you and me.

I will be playing bass trombone with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra for the rest of this season (through May). I am not listing these performances on this website’s events calendar. Go to the LPO’s site (www.lpomusic.com) for all of the info about that schedule.

It is a real honor to be able to play with such a great orchestra. A very wise man told me he thinks this to be a golden age for the LPO, and my ears are agreeing with him.

As you can see, I have messed with the site some more. I hope you like it.