Due out Sept. 3rd via Smoke Sessions Records, Kinds of Love is a celebration and meditation on the myriad of forms that love has taken in the pianist's life. The staggering all-star quintet that Rosnes assembled for the occasion – saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Christian McBride, drummer Carl Allen, and percussionist Rogério Boccato – represent a deep web of friendships and collaborations stretching back decades in some cases. The recording date marked one of their first times back in a studio after the long dry spell…
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With a career that spanned nearly six decades, Chick Corea achieved iconic status as one of the most revered figures in contemporary jazz. To celebrate Corea’s genre-shattering music and on-stage partnerships that defined him for generations, Eliane Elias, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, Makoto Ozone, and Renee Rosnes with Ron Carter pay tribute to the piano master on what would have been his 80th birthday. A host of other musicians and celebrity fans share their own recollections as part of this special tribute event. View on YouTube:   
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Ron Carter Foursight Quartet featuring Jimmy Greene, Renee Rosnes & Payton Crossley "With us, nobody knows exactly what happens when. This is precisely why every concert is a real challenge. We almost always play 35 to 40 minutes without a stop. No breaks, just slight changes that show the beginning of a new song. This kind of thing only works with this band! ...It's like giving a private concert in a living room, or we could be a chamber music ensemble that develops the power…
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