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  The Road to Trantor from Carl Schultz Label: Origin Records Release Date: November 21, 2025 Website:  https://carlschultzmusic.com Like a smooth, quenching claret, The Road to Trantor is saxophonist Carl Schultz's vision of something that audiences will find aurally scrumptious.  He refers to his creation of all original material as "a soundtrack to a science fiction movie that only exists in my head."  The compilation is more comparable to classic 1950's ballroom dance meets whimsical 2020's symbiotic parlance. The rapport among the musicians sizzles and tranquilizes, schmoozing freely in a social club-style setting.  There is a capricious flare in the playing, a sleek chirping nestled in sophisticated banter that recalls of jazz masters like Oscar Peterson and Charlie Parker.  Led by Schultz on saxophone and flute, his ensemble consists of Adam Benjamin on piano and Rhodes, Tim Wendel on guitar, Zack Teran on bass, and Alwyn Robinson on drums. Their me...

Album:  Blues and Cubes Artist:  The Jazz Professors Label:  Flying Horse Records Websites:   flyinghorserecords.com Blues and Cubes , the fourth album from Americ:an jazz sextet, The Jazz Professors, is inspired by the abstract art of Pablo Picasso.  Comprised of faculty members from the Jazz Studies program at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, The Jazz Professors play an assortment of originals and covers, all in the straight-ahead jazz and hardcore blues-bop framework.  Featured on the recording are the sextet's rendition of Sidney Bechet's and Charlie Parker's classic tunes beside works by members of the band including saxophonist Jeff Rupert, pianist Per Danielsson, and bassist Richard Drexler. It is a momentous outing as the band's percussionist Marty Morell is retiring from his teaching position, and this is projected to be his final recording with the sextet.  Additionally, Dan Miller, who joined the UCF faculty a few ...