Rich Perry

Tenor saxophone soloist with Orchestras of Thad Jones-Mel Lewis and the Vanguard Orchestra since 1977. Featured soloist with Maria Schneider Orchestra since 1991, with John Fedchock New York Big Band. Has been a member of groups led by Harold Danko, Fred Hersch, George Mraz, Dave Stryker. Has recorded with Joe Henderson's Big Band in 1992, with Ron McClure, Paul Bley, and Lee Konitz, as well as a number of CDs under his own name on the Steeplechase label.

Looking Back to Today

By Steve Millhouse

Label: Steeplechase Productions
Released: 2025
Track listing: Question & Answer; O Grande Amor; Tricotism; How About It; Looking Back To Today; Waltz For Ruth; Sea Journey.

Points In Time

By John Yao

Label: See Tao Recordings
Released: 2025
Track listing: Upside; Not Even Close; Triceratops Blues; First Step; The Other Way; Early Morning Walk; Song For Nolan; Finger Painting.

Not Even Close

August 12, 2025

Album: Points In Time
By John Yao
Label: See Tao Recordings
Released: 2025
Duration: 8:16

Steve Millhouse: Looking Back to Today

by David A. Orthmann
August 10, 2025

In an era when athleticism, blatant egotism, and cacophony are all too common elements of jazz performance, it is refreshing to hear a record populated by players who exhibit give-and-take, musicality, and a willingness to listen and share sonic space. Six-string electric bassist Steve Millhouse's Looking Back to Today is a sterling example of a bass, ...

The Progression of Rich Perry

by David Bixler
June 10, 2025

Tenor saxophonist Rich Perry might be most recognized from his long-term associations with both the Maria Schneider and Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, but where he truly shines is fronting his quartet with pianist Gary Versace, bassist Jay Anderson, and Vanguard band mate John Riley on drums and cymbals. In this episode of LINER NOTES we discuss the ...

Seems

By Kelly Green

Label: La Reserve and Green Soul Studios
Released: 2024
Track listing: Down That Road, World Of My Own, Lonely One, Street Cleaning, By The Way, What To Do, Moonlight Saving Time, Rich's Stitches, Try Your Wings

Things Will Pass

By Hyeseon Hong

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Road to Hana; Memoirs of Ladies; Raindrop��s Journey; Run Away; Waltzing with Dad; Treasure Hunt; Night Climbing; Dance with Dracula; We Will Meet Again.

The Label Head: Nils Winther

by B.D. Lenz
November 27, 2024

Talk to anyone from around the jazz business and they'll all tell you the same thing, there is no shortage of it. There is plenty of great music being made by plenty of great musicians. In fact, the supply is probably outpacing the demand. And yet independent jazz labels are having a tough time. Do they ...

Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra: Things Will Pass

by Jack Bowers
October 29, 2024

There are a handful of things you should know about Hyeseon Hong (pronounced hay-sun hong), as each of them impacts the scope and purpose of the music on Things Will Pass. First, she is well-versed in the shaping and subtleties of contemporary big-band jazz; second, she was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea; third, she ...