Inner Circle Music

Inner Circle Music is an American jazz record label founded by Greg Osby in 2007.[1][2][3][4]

Inner Circle Music
Founded2007 (2007)
FounderGreg Osby
GenreJazz
Country of originUnited States
LocationNew York City
Official websitewww.innercirclemusic.com

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

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TitleRelease dateArtist
9 Levels2008Greg Osby
Prologue2008Michael Pinto
Ethos2008Logan Richardson
Blueprint2008Lauren Sevian
Praia2008Sara Serpa
Dead Reckoning2008Jacob Yoffee
Day One2008Meilana Gillard
Three Worlds2009James Weidman
Go+2010Jangeun Bae
Art of Contrabass Guitar2010Snow Owl
Quare2010André Matos
Dreams2010Yukari
Camera Obscura2010Ran Blake and Sara Serpa
Wake Up, Fall Asleep2010Jangeun Bae
Go+2010Tammy Scheffer
Free Fall2010Melissa Aldana
Math Or Magic2010Evan Weiss
Ruminations2011Jason Yeager
Contextual2011Petros Klampanis
Mobile2011Sara Serpa
Flying Alone2011Yuhan Su
To Journal Square2012Russell Kirk
Organized Memories2011Ben Azar
Dear Abbey (The Music Of Abbey Lincoln)2012Teri Roiger
Girl From Queens2012Camille Gainer
Septagon2012Blake Meister
Second Cycle2012Melissa Aldana
Love's Last Lullaby2013Christian Li
Truth And Actuality2013The Aperturistic Trio
Normas2013Snow Owl
Lucid Dreamer2013Simona Premazzi
October Feeling2014James Weidman
Dream House 2014Alex Lore
I Remember You2014John Menegon
Cimarrón2014Jorge Vistel
Primavera2014Sara Serpa and André Matos
Visions 2014Kavita Shah
Affirmation2014Jason Yeager
Optics2014Alice Ricciardi
iRESI2015Carlos Averhoff Jr.
Minor Dispute2015Petros Klampanis
Selective Amnesia2015Adam Larson
Days2015Gabriel Vicéns
Roots2015Tomoko Omura
Pasos2015Maikel Vistel
La terra dei ciclopi2016Sade Farida
Mediterrana (Goddess Of Light)2016Lefteris Kordis
A Room Of One's Own2016Yuhan Su
The Blue Road2016Snow Owl
More Figs And Blue Things2016Alex Lore
The Way The Light Falls2016Kenji Herbert
At Risk2016Gary Thomas
Causes and Conditions 2017Kevin B. Clark
Directions2017João Barradas
Tales & Tones 2017Troy Roberts
Stories2017Viktorija Pilatovic
Post Bop Gypsies2017Tomoko Omura
Second City 2017Adam Larson
Spiritual Impressions2017James Weidman
Polygon2017Eric Hove
Jazz Meets Cuban Timba2018Carlos Averhoff Jr.
Spillimacheen2018Matt Choboter
The Only Light2019Viktorija Pilatovic
Caruma2019Ricardo Pinheiro
Portrait2020João Barradas
Rec·i·proc·i·ty2020George Burton
Reflections Of The Eternal Line2020Greg Osby, Florian Arbenz, and Stephan Spicher
Dedications2020Michel El Malem
The Way We Are Created2021Gabriel Vicéns
Living In Shadows And Light2021Fabiana Martone
Speleology2021Nicola Guida
Dança Do Pólen2022Ricardo Pinheiro

References

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  1. ^ "Inner Circle Music: Creativity and Community Spirit article @ All About Jazz". 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Interview with American Saxophone Great Greg Osby (2020)". 28 October 2020.
  3. ^ Ratliff, Ben (15 October 2008). "One Label, Many Artists: A Stage as a Showcase". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Step Tempest: Look into Inner Circle Music". 25 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Interview with American Saxophone Great Greg Osby (2020)". 28 October 2020.
  6. ^ "About Inner Circle Music".
  7. ^ "Greg Osbys Inner Circle". The New Yorker.
  8. ^ "The Independent Ear | Greg Osby on swimming the dangerous DIY waters".
  9. ^ "Inner Circle Music: Creativity and Community Spirit article @ All About Jazz". 17 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Greg Osby Quintet: Live At The Village Vanguard". NPR. 3 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Greg Osby Releases First Album on His New Label". 12 August 2008.
  12. ^ "Melissa Aldana: Living a Second Cycle @ All About Jazz". 1 January 2013.
  13. ^ "João Barradas: Directions @ Downbeat Magazine". 1 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Ran Blake and Sara Serpa: Camera Obscura @ Audiophile Audition". 4 May 2011.
  15. ^ "Snow Owl: Normas @ Latin Jazz Net". 24 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Petros Klampanis: Minor Dispute @ Bass Musician Magazine". 21 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Logan Richardson: Ethos @ All About Jazz". 4 April 2009.
  18. ^ "Kavita Shah: Visions @ Latin Jazz Net". 4 October 2014.
  19. ^ "Yuhan Su: A Room of One's Own @ Bird Is The Worm". 12 July 2016.
  20. ^ "Gabriel Vicéns: The Way We Are Created @ London Jazz News". 21 December 2021.
  21. ^ "James Weidman: Three Worlds @ All About Jazz". 12 November 2009.
  22. ^ "Inner Circle Music Discography".
  23. ^ "Inner Circle Music: Creativity and Community Spirit article @ All About Jazz". 17 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Catching up with Greg Osby – Jazz in Europe". 8 May 2016.
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