Origin Records is a jazz and classical music record label founded by drummer John Bishop in 1997.de Barros, Paul (July 2, 2002). Small label, big noise: Ballard's Origin Records drumming up national interest. Seattle Times. With the help of drummer Matt Jorgensen, Origin expanded its roster of musicians and added the labels OA2 and Origin Classical.
History Founded in 1997 in Seattle, Washington by John Bishop, with technical help from his former student, New York drummer Matt Jorgensen, the label debuted on the web in 1998. After Jorgensen moved back to Seattle in 2002, the label quickly grew regional, national, and then international.
Origin Records added its sister jazz labels, OA2 Records, in June 2002 and a classical imprint, Origin Classical, in April 2008. In 2009, Origin was named Label of the Year by JazzWeek.Kugiya, Hugo (July 10, 2009). Seattle's Origin Records named JazzWeek's Label of the Year. Seattle Times.
Since 2003, Origin has hosted Seattle's annual Ballard Jazz Festival. The festival was named "Northwest Concert of the Year" by Earshot Jazz magazine in 2005 and has featured Sonny Fortune, Chano Dominguez, Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz with the Hal Galper Trio, Matt Wilson, Mike Stern, Bobby Broom, Eric Alexander, the Brian Blade Fellowship, and Joe Locke.
Records The Origin/OA2 catalog represents over 725 recordings from over 350 artists, and releases 30-40 new albums a year.
Origin Records Cat. #ArtistAlbumYear82922Michael WaldropNative Son202582747Michael WaldropOrigin Suite201882746John Stowell, Ulf Bandgren Quartet Night Visitor201782745Eva Cortes Crossing Borders201782744David Friesen Structures201782743Corey Christiansen Dusk201782742Emi Meyer Monochrome201782741Josh Nelson The Sky Remains201782738Hal Galper & the Youngbloods Live at the Cota Jazz Festival201782737Carlos VegaBird's Up201782736ScenesDestinations201782735Zem AuduSpirits201782734John McLean & Clark Sommers BandParts Unknown201782733Tom RizzoDay and Night201782732Sarah PartridgeBright Lights & Promises: Redefining Janis Ian201782731Matt Otto (with Ensemble Ibérica)Ibérica201782730Oscar HernándezThe Art of Latin Jazz201782729Michael ZilberOriginals for the Originals201782728Bill AnschellRumbler201782726MamutrioPrimal Existence201682725Tom CollierImpulsive Illuminations201682724Clay GibersonPastures201682723David Friesen Circle 3 TrioTriple Exposure201682722John MoulderEarthborn Tales of Souland Spirit201682721Jason HainsworthThird Ward Stories201682720Tim Davies Big BandThe Expensive Train Set201682719Anthony BrankerBeauty Within201682718Allison Adams TuckerWanderlust201682717John Stowell/Michael ZilberBasement Blues201682716JoonsamA Door201682715Corey ChristiansenFactory Girl201682714Dan CrayOutside In201682713Joel Miller, Sienna DahlenDream Cassette201682712Les DemerleComin' Home Baby201682711Marcos VarelaSan Ygnacio201682710Scott ReevesPortraits and Places201682709Ark OvrutskiIntersection201682708Carlos VegaBird's Ticket201682707Ray Vega & Thomas MarriottReturn of the East-West Trumpet Summit201682706Florian HoefnerLuminosity201682705Roxy CossRestless Idealism201682704David Friesen and Glen MooreBactrian201582703Tom CollierAcross the Bridge201582702Emma LarssonSing to the Sky201582701Geof BradfieldOur Roots201582700Ben PatersonFor Once in My Life201582699John WojciechowskiFocus201582698Laurie Antonioli and Richie BeirachVaruna201582697Tad BrittonCicada201582696Clay GibersonMinga Minga201582695Nick FinzerThe Chase201582694Jack PerlaEnormous Changes201582693Lorin CohenHome201582692Hugo FernandezCosmogram201582691Tom CollierAlone in the Studio201582690Michael Waldrop Big BandTime Within Itself201582689Sarah PartridgeI Never Thought I'd Be Here201582688Lucas PinoNo Net Nonet201582687Josh NelsonExploring Mars201582686Scott HesseThe Stillness of Motion201582685The H2 Big Big BandIt Could Happen201582684John Stowell/Michael ZilberLive Beauty201582683Chad McCullough & Bram WeijtersAbstract Quantities201582682Gene ArgelLuminescent201582681George Colligan & Theoretical PlanetsRisky Notion201582680Marc SealesAmerican Songs, Volume 3: Time & Place201582517Benny PowellNextep200882849Dmitri MathenyCASCADIA2022
OA2 Cat. #ArtistAlbum Year22144Errol Rackipov GroupDistant Dreams201722143Paul Tynan & Aaron LingtonBicoastal Collective: Chapter Five201722142Mason RazaviQuartet Plus, Volume 2201722141Colorado Jazz Repertory OrchestraInvitation201722140Tom Dempsey & Tim Ferguson QuartetWaltz New201722139Ben Markley Big BandClockwise: The Music of Cedar Walton201722138Gustavo CortiñasEsse201722137Phil ParisotLingo201622136Erik JekabsonA Brand New Take201622135Shawn MaxwellShawn Maxwell's New Tomorrow201622134Afro Bop AllianceRevelation201622133Cheryl FisherQuietly There201622132Will GobleConsider the Blues201622131New Standard Jazz OrchestraWaltz About Nothing201622130Alex GoodmanBorder Crossing201622129DariaStrawberry Fields Forever201622128Danny GreenAltered Narratives201622127Raul AgrazBetween Brothers201622126Svetlana and the Delancey FiveNight at the Speakeasy201622125Carrie WicksMaybe201522124Jeff JenkinsThe Arrival201522123Hans LuchsTime Never Pauses201522122Ben Winkelman TrioThe Knife201522121Juli WoodSynkkä Metsä201522120Electric Squeezebox OrchestraCheap Ren201522119Michael KocourWherever You Go, There You Are201522118Adam ShulmanHere/There201522117Barney McClureShow Me!201522116Unhinged SextetClarity201522115Chamber 3Grassroots201522114Rich PellegrinEpisodes IV-VI201422113Danny GreenAfter the Calm201422112KronomorficEntangled201422111Gordon Lee with the Mel Brown SeptetTuesday Night201422110Paul Tynan & Aaron LingtonBicoastal Collective: Chapter Four201422109Mark BuselliUntold Stories201422108Nelda SwiggettBlue-Eyed Painted Lady201422107Chris ParkerFull Circle201422106Jim OlsenWe See Stars201422105Craig YaremkoCYO3201322104George CotsirilosVariations201322103Florian HoefnerFalling Up201322102Lynn BakerLectrocoustic201322101Chris Amemiya & Jazz CoalescenceIn the Rain Shadow201322100Steve OwenStand Up Eight2013
Origin Classical Cat. #ArtistAlbum Year33025Michael WaldropTime Frames202133023Aaron LingtonSecondary Impressions201933020Gwendolyn DeaseBeguiled201633019Cherie Hughes and Roberto LimonOn My People201533018Jim Knapp & ScrapeApproaching Vyones201333017 Idit ShnerLe Merle Noir201333016Yumiko Endo SchlafferRhapsodie201333015Brian ChinEventide201233014Doug LofstromConcertino: The Music of Doug Lofstrom201233013Tom CollierPlays Haydn, Mozart, Telemann and Others201233012Douglas Detrick's Anywhen EnsembleRivers Music201133011Free Range Saxophone QuartetFireflies201133010Brian ChinUniversal Language201033009Tom CollierMallet Fantastique201033008Idit Shner & Yumiko Endo SchlafferFissures: 20th Century Music for Saxophone and Harp201033007John AdlerConfronting Inertia200933006Jim Gailloreto Jazz String QuintetAmerican Complex200933005Daniel BarryMusic of the Spheres200933004Linda Tsatsanis & John LentiAnd I Remain: Three Love Stories200933003Florie RothenbergVoices of Trees200833002Chris WaldenChris Walden: Symphony No. 1 – The Four Elements200833001Seattle Trumpet ConsortAfter Baroque: Music for the Natural Trumpet2008
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