“Fromage” CD $15 (plus $2.98 shipping/handling)

Modern jazz arrangements of the “cheesiest” songs of all time!

Featuring: Jimmy Haslip, Sam Skelton, Tom Knight, Dave Weckl, Trey Wright, Angie Driscoll, Eric Alexander, Mike Barry, Gordon Vernick, Kit Chatham, Eric Sanders.

Also available on iTunes.

“Radiant” CD $15 (plus $2.98 shipping/handling)

Original jazz compositions by Randy Hoexter

Featuring: Sam Skelton, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Adam Nitti, Tom Knight, Chip Lunsford, Joe Reda, Carl Culpepper, Gordon Vernick, Mike Barry, Keith Runfola, Dennis Caiazza, Bob Lewis, Eric South.

Most jazz musicians feel the need to do a “standards” recording at some point in their career. Most choose much-beloved classics or perhaps less-known, but nonetheless well-regarded material.

In my case I chose to do songs that perhaps haven’t gotten a lot of respect in the jazz community- or any community, for that matter. Most people understandably dismiss these tunes as “cheesy” and don’t give them a second thought.

In this recording we will do our best to give these tunes some “love.”

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