“The seed for the creation of the 12 Houses was planted in a series of discussions I had with Ornette Coleman. In one important conversation, he pointed…
The debut recording of the MATT LAVELLE QUARTET “Esoteric Egyptologists remind us that hieroglyphics are not simply a primitive form of writing, but rather contain an entirely higher…
ROCCO JOHN and friends celebrate the legacy of WILL CONNELL – a mEyeFi exclusive. PEACE AND LOVE was recorded during what would have been Will Connell‘s residency at The…
RICH ROSENTHAL’s first Unseen Rain release as featured artist – a mEyeFi exclusive! Virtuoso avant guitarist Rich Rosenthal, who appears on UR’s Rocco Jon Quartet – Embrace the Change, brings…
JOEL SHAPIRA’s first Unseen Rain release as featured artist – a mEyeFi exclusive! BOTTOMLESS PIT features guitarist Joel Shapira, whose previous duo outing on UNSEEN RAIN, INHERENCE, showcased his remarkable…
JULIE LYON‘s new album MOONFLOWER, her follow-up to the critically acclaimed JULIE, features original songs and compositions and is in many ways her first solo album. Though accompanied…
CD now available from Unseen Rain Records – click here to order! Matt Lavelle’s compositional focus is on wide-ranging improvising from not only master jazz players like Ras…
Pianist Herbie Hancock tells a story of going into the recording studio with Miles Davis, circa late-1960s, and not being able to find a piano. Confused, he asked…
Renowned in a variety of disciplines (author of THE Coltrane biography and founder of the world’s first jazz history program at Rutgers), virtuoso pianist Lewis Porter steps out…
1UP1DOWN is a new band led by saxophonist/composer Chris Kelsey. Live from Nowhere is the group’s first release. The first Sonny Rollins album I ever heard wasn’t Saxophone…
This intimate and intesne set is the newest collaboration between saxophonist Jorge Sylvester and vocalist Nora McCarthy, inspired by five visual masterpieces by Wassily Kandinsky, graphically and spontaneously…
The brilliant, singular guitar voice of Rob Reich is heard far and wide, but here it shines a light on his own music. Here renowned double-bassist Gandharva Earl…
The newest in Unseen Rain’s bootleg series release — at a special price. The third release in Unseen Rain‘s specially priced Bootleg Series — complete, unedited, authorized live…
Wild resonances… intergalactic jams… alien sonorities… Matt Lavelle and D3 together in an extended set of xenosonic jazz improv textures. Fasten your seatbelt and shift to warp factor…
Coolness is defined by action, not words. Joel Shapira approaches guitar playing like a veteran baseball player on a hot streak would approach the plate, brimming with an…