Discography

Each tune on this album has its own special feel, from ballad to bounce, tango to swing. They are just some of the many original compositions by saxophonist/clarinetist Steve Hiltner that he and pianist Phil Orr have been performing at concerts and events for years, recorded here in-studio. Steve takes his inspiration from the mainstream … Read more

Classic jazz piano trio grooving the ‘60s (shout-outs to Ramsey Lewis, Les McCann, Ahmad Jamal, Professor Longhair, The Peddlers), floating some tender lyricism, and riding the “A Train” & “Take Five” to fun destinations. ALBUM NOTES Background In the fall of 2016 this trio (featuring Michael O’Brien, bass, and Sean Dixon, drums) played two upbeat … Read more

The music in this collection may be familiar to you or not, depending on your holiday customs and taste. I selected these tunes out of the hundreds written over the centuries because I felt I had something new to consider, discover or explore in engaging each of them. This is actually a very apt description … Read more

Except that I’ve never had a ‘spective’, this music might represent a retrospective: over forty years of jazz tunes making a belated debut. Two or three titles have borne the light at different times: a novelty between standards on a club date, a concert encore, a quartet recording in the distant past. New tunes infrequently … Read more

“Cool Yule to You” is a mid-stream encapsulation of a series of very fun annual concerts performed 2002-2010 at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. Originally filling in for the world-class Westminster Concert Bell Choir out on tour, the Cool Yule Jazz lark became its own pear-treed partridge to kick off WCC’s week of holiday … Read more