For Your GRAMMY® Consideration
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Tributaries
New England Jazz Collaborative
★★★★ DownBeat: “A strong and vibrant debut”
Explore the album
Featuring six kaleidoscopic new works for large jazz ensemble by four composers, the New England Jazz Collaborative’s critically acclaimed debut album ranges from classic New Orleans swing and elegant balladry to Third Stream fusion and West African highlife.
“A diverse range of styles, textures, and moods.”
Regina CarterNEA Jazz Master · MacArthur Fellow
Tributaries
New England Jazz Collaborative
Praise for Tributaries
“An awakening of the senses.”
WBUR/NPRAll Things Considered · July 17, 2026
Diverse and compelling… a whirligig of complex flavors.
JazzTimesAndrey Henkin · Top July Jazz Releases
This is not easy music, but it is easy to listen to.
Modern DrummerMark Griffith
A splendid first-ever album by the ardent and admirable NEJC.
All About JazzJack Bowers
A strong and vibrant debut that covers a wide range of stylistic territory.
DownBeat★★★★ Editors’ Pick · Ed Enright
I find this music refreshing and uplifting.
Ben Allison
A juiced-up parade rhythm sparks heated solos… and a polyphonic spree of riffery.
JAZZIZ on “Ol’ Liminal”
Also for your consideration
Best Jazz Performance
“Kiss Me Again”featuring Mark Tipton, Ellie Pruneau & Temidayo Balogun
“Another Brighter Day”featuring Mitch Selib, Temidayo Balogun & Lumanyano Mzi
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“The Secret” Darryl Harper
Best Instrumental Composition
“Gee, Em...” Sam Spear
“Ol’ Liminal” Matan Rubinstein
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Tributaries Antonio Oliart
Personnel
Photos: Lucas Mulder
Bijon WatsonTrumpet
Mark TiptonTrumpet
Doug OlsenTrumpet
Jason PalmerTrumpet
Chris GagneTrombone
Randy PingreyTrombone
Joey DiesTrombone
Rob KrahnBass trombone
Angel SuberoBass trombone
Allan ChaseReeds
Sam SpearReeds
Temidayo BalogunReeds
Ian BussReeds
Brian LandrusReeds
Felipe SallesReeds
Ellie PruneauPiano
Mitch SelibGuitar
Eric HofbauerGuitar
Bob NieskeBass
Lumanyano MziDrums
Jeremy CohenBandleader; Conductor on “Green Turtle Strut”
Ken SchaphorstConductor
Tracks
- Another Brighter Day (Jeremy Cohen)Solos: Mitch Selib, Temidayo Balogun, Lumanyano Mzi
- Ol’ Liminal (Matan Rubinstein)
- Kiss Me Again (Darryl Harper)Solos: Mark Tipton, Ellie Pruneau, Temidayo Balogun
- The Secret (Darryl Harper)Solos: Lumanyano Mzi, Chris Gagne, Bijon Watson
- Gee, Em... (Sam Spear)Solo: Allan Chase
- Green Turtle Strut (Jeremy Cohen)Solo: Eric Hofbauer
Credits
Producer: Jeremy Cohen
Co-producer: Ken Schaphorst
Associate producer: Bijon Watson
Engineering, mixing & mastering: Antonio Oliart
Additional engineering: Daniel Fox
Album design: Brian Caskey
Animation: Toby Mortimer
Liner notes: Bob Blumenthal
Recorded June 6, 2025, at GBH Fraser Performance Studio, Boston, MA
The imposing results were achieved in a single day in the studio after a single rehearsal session.Bob BlumenthalGRAMMY®-winning jazz writerFrom the liner notes
Brian LandrusAbout NEJC
The New England Jazz Collaborative is an artist-run nonprofit dedicated to commissioning, presenting and documenting new music by a diverse group of living composers.
Since its founding in 2021, NEJC has directly supported the creation of more than 30 large-scale works by over ten composers, four of whom are featured on Tributaries.