KMB Jazz is one half of Kordova Milk Bar Records. Founded in 2006

2006 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....

 to focus on improvised jazz, or free jazz

Free jazz

Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...

, the label aims to advance little-known projects through a solid promotion and advertising. The label came about via founder Eric Devin hearing the work of the New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 collective Eye Contact (Matt Lavelle

Matt Lavelle

Matt Lavelle ,.began his Music career with Hildred Humphries,.a Swing era veteran that played with Count Basie,Billie Holiday,and many others of the time.Lavelle played Trumpet during this time as a member of Hildred's band.Lavelle then made his move on New York City to go through the trials of all...

, Matthew Heyner, Ryan Sawyer) Currently based in Eugene, Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

, the label is on hiatus until 2012.

Discography

• KMB006 Eye Contact - War Rug CD 1000 copies pressed November 2006
• KMB007 Ras Moshe Quartet - Transcendence CD 1000 copies pressed March 2007
• KMB010 Joe Morris
  Joe Morris
  Joe Morris is the name of:* Joe Morris , British film writer, producer and director. * Joe Morris , American jazz guitarist * Joe Morris , American studio drummer...
  
   - Atmosphere CD-R 250 copies pressed April 2009
• KMB012 Matt Lavelle
  Matt Lavelle
  Matt Lavelle ,.began his Music career with Hildred Humphries,.a Swing era veteran that played with Count Basie,Billie Holiday,and many others of the time.Lavelle played Trumpet during this time as a member of Hildred's band.Lavelle then made his move on New York City to go through the trials of all...
  
   - Cuica In The Third House CD-R 250 copies pressed June 2007
• KMB013 William Hooker/Sabir Mateen
  Sabir Mateen
  Sabir Mateen is a musician and composer from Philadelphia who plays primarily in the avant-garde jazz idiom. He plays tenor and alto saxophone, B♭ and alto clarinet, and flute....
  
   - Dharma CD-R 250 copies pressed June 2007
• KMB014 Evil Eye
  Evil eye
  The evil eye is a look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck for the person at whom it is directed for reasons of envy or dislike...
  
  - Doin' It All For My Baby CD-R 250 copies pressed June 2007
• KMB015 Ideal Bread - The Ideal Bread CD-R 250 copies pressed December 2007
• KMB015.5 Ideal Bread - The Ideal Bread CD reissue of KMB015 500 copies pressed May 2009
• KMB016 Trio Caveat - Happy Christmas CD-R 250 copies pressed December 2007
• KMB018 Matt Lavelle's Morcilla - The Manifestation Drama CD-R 200 copies pressed March 2009