Origin Records is a jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1997. Originally started by Seattle drummer John Bishop, the label was conceived to help with the design, production, and distribution of jazz records made by his own groups as well as artists he's worked with over several decades.

With the help of John's former student, Matt Jorgensen, the label debuted on the web in 1998 and has made steady growth over the past 11 years.

Origin Records has expanded with OA2 Records (June 2002), and Origin Classical (April 2008). All of these record labels share the same goal of getting quality music out to the world through distribution and radio outlets.

In addition to the 3 labels, Origin has also produced the Ballard Jazz Festival since 2003. This event brings world-class artists to Seattle, to perform alongside many Northwest greats. Events of the festival include the Brotherhood of the Drum concert series, the Ballard Jazz Walk, and new in 2008, the Jazz Pancake Brunch.

The Ballard Jazz Festival was awarded "Northwest Concert of the Year" by Earshot Magazine in 2005.

In 2006 trumpeter Chad McCullough joined the Origin team as Artist Relations and Production Manager.

Artists

At present, artists on the labels include:
Joe Locke

Joe Locke

Joseph Paul Locke is a US American jazz vibraphonist, composer, recording artist and educator.-Biography:Locke was born in Palo Alto, California, but raised in Rochester, New York...

, Darrell Grant, Bobby Broom

Bobby Broom

Bobby Broom , birthname Robert Broom, Jr., is an American jazz guitarist, composer and educator born and raised in New York City. Broom performs and records with jazz saxophone legend Sonny Rollins as well as his Bobby Broom Trio and the Deep Blue Organ Trio...

, New Stories, Deep Blue Organ Trio

Deep Blue Organ Trio

The Deep Blue Organ Trio is a Chicago based jazz organ trio made up of jazz guitarist Bobby Broom, Hammond B3 organist Chris Foreman and drummer Greg Rockingham...

, Jessica Williams

Jessica Williams

Jessica Jennifer Williams is an American pianist and composer who has deep roots in jazz. She has been called "one of the top jazz pianists of today."-History:...

, John Bishop, Hal Galper

Hal Galper

-Biography:He studied classical piano as a boy, but switched to jazz which he studied at the Berklee College of Music from 1955 to 1958. He hung out at Herb Pomeroy's club, The Stable, hearing local Boston musicians like Jackie Byard, Alan Dawson and Sam Rivers. Galper started sitting in and became...

, Matt Jorgensen, Thomas Marriott, Rich Cole

Rich Cole

Rich Cole is a freelance journalist who first gained notoriety for his pithy articles with the University of Victoria's newspaper, The Martlet. Since then, he has moved on to magazines and newspapers, and finally academics. Most recently, he uncovered the shilling scandal in Bali.-External...

, Bill Anschell

Bill Anschell

Bill Anschell is a Jazz pianist and composer. He has recorded five CDs as a leader, and performed or recorded with a host of other top jazz players including Lionel Hampton, Nnenna Freelon, Tierney Sutton, Russell Malone, Richard Davis, Russell Gunn, Ron Carter, and many other greats...

, Jeff Johnson, Greta Matassa, Chad McCullough, Ben Thomas, Liam Sillery, Jim McNeely, Kelly Sill, Kelly Brand, Geof Bradfield, Tim Green, Ben Paterson, Brad Goode, Don Lanphere, Sonando, Kyle Asche, Dan Cavanagh, Benny Powell

Benny Powell

Benny Powell was an African American jazz trombonist. He played both standard trombone and bass trombone....

, Clay Giberson, Seattle Trumpet Consort, Chris Walden

Chris Walden

Chris Walden is a German composer, arranger, and conductor living in the U.S. He leads his own jazz big band, the Chris Walden Big Band, based in Los Angeles and was nominated four times for a Grammy award....

, Courtney Fortune

Courtney Fortune

Courtney Fortune is an American singer/songwriter from Bellingham, Washington. Her musical style is categorized as crossover jazz and pop, drawing upon a long list of vintage and modern influences. She currently lives and performs in Los Angeles, California...

, Tom Tallitsch and Chuck Deardorf

Chuck Deardorf

Chuck Deardorf, is an American musician, best known for playing double bass and bass guitar with numerous internationally known Jazz musicians....

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External links

http://www.originarts.com

http://www.origin-records.com

http://www.oa2records.com

http://www.originclassical.com

http://www.ballardjazzfestival.com