“The Randy Newman Project”

features the brilliant compositions of Randy Newman, re-imagined through the musical arrangements of Mark Soskin. The music marries elements of jazz, blues, folk and country – a rich stew of influences illuminatng Randy Newman’s Americana. This group brings a high level of musicianship, improvisation and creativity to Randy’s inspired lyrics. Sara Caswell’s beautiful tone and technique on violin is paired with the precision and fire of Mark Soskin’s piano playing floating over the heartbeat of Dean Johnson’s bass playing and the creative drumming of Tim Horner and Jamey Haddad,  topped off with the creative force of Steve Cardenas on guitar and Roseanna’s warm vocals telling stories like only she can.

“Jazz Stories”

featuring Kenny Werner and Roseanna is a warm musical relationship grown over twenty years and six critically acclaimed recordings on Telarc Int., Concord Records, Challenge.nl and Half Note. Jazz Stories captures modern jazz compositions and great American Standards. Creativity and Storytelling on the highest level is what you can expect from this program.