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Release Date: 09 January 2026
Label: Double Moon Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0608917146325
Genres: Jazz Swing Jazz
Description
It's not always fair even in the jazz world. If it were otherwise, violinist Zack Brock and pianist Phil Markowitz would be among well-known, internationally celebrated, great musicians. But if you listen to what people in the music scene say, there is fortunately a different picture. The two Americans enjoy an excellent reputation. Not the least, their numerous engagements and albums speak for this. Most of these days, the name Zach Brock is associated with Snarky Puppy. He has been playing regularly with the versatile collective for years, and he can be heard on eight Snarky albums to date. Brock once belonged to the band of bass ace Stanley Clarke and later to a group of guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, among others. A series of his own albums documents his class and his wide stylistic horizon; "Dirty Mindz", his eleventh, was nominated for a Grammy. Phil Markowitz is a generation older. His extensive credits include playing along master musicians like Michael Brecker, Al DiMeola, Joe Lovano and David Liebman. They cover a broad spectrum of jazz, from traditional to avant-garde, from his early connections to Chet Baker and Toots Thielemans to his decades-long collaboration with Bob Mintzer. Several of his albums, which were recorded over the decades, are projects in co-leadership—including the first with Zach Brock, "Perpetuity" (2014). In addition to their musical connection, Markowitz and Brock also have other things in common. Both are experienced and internationally sought-after lecturers. This became the actual starting point for "Stratus", the brilliant album with a top-rate Finnish team: bassist Ville Herrala and drummer Jaska Lukkarinen.
Tracklisting
Clemens Gottwald
Bernhard Wiesinger
Uassyn
Vein
BuJazzO
Marcus Klossek Electric Trio
Various Artists
Peter Protschka Quintet & Rick Margitza
Kirk Knuffke; Charlie Burnham; Thommy Andersson
Jan Gunnar Hoff; Jasper Somsen; Carsten Lindholm
Ivie Anderson
Larry Willis; Bob Cranshaw; Kenny Washington
George Kontomichalis; Johannes Enders; Tino Derado; Andreas Lang; Sebastian Merk; Sonya Sytnyk
Irving Mills
Isabella Lundgren; Musica Vitae; Carl Bagge
Sarah Vaughan; Billy Eckstine; Georgie Auld; Clifford Brown; Tadd Dameron; Miles Davis; Dizzy Gille
