JEFF OSTER, VIN DOWNES, TOM EATON | ARTIST PAGE
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Jeff Oster is a Grammy® nominated trumpet/flugelhorn artist who’s music will take you through chilled and dramatic soundscapes. His album “BROTHERS” was nominated for a Best New Age GRAMMY®. Five of his albums, “RELEASED,” “TRUE,” “SURRENDER,” “NEXT,” and “REACH,” have been voted as ZMR Album of the Year.
Official artist website: https://jeffoster.com
Vin Downes has released eight studio albums, has performed nationally as a soloist, and has toured with Will Ackerman. He was also a member of Ackerman’s group Four Guitars, He currently plays in an improvisational ambient trio with Tom Eaton and Jeff Oster. He has written, recorded, and performed music with Will Ackerman, David Crosby, Tony Levin, and Michael Manring.
Official artist website: https://vindownes.com/
Tom Eaton is a Best New Age Album Grammy® Nominee, and award-winning musician, composer, and producer. Tom has been making and mastering sounds with substance since 1993. As well, he is an IMA, IAMA, AND ZMR winner.
Official artist website: https://www.tomeaton.net/
Tthe new album from Vin Downes and GRAMMY® nominees Jeff Oster, and Tom Eaton is “seven conversations.”
YOU CAN READ OUR REVIEW OF THIS ALBUM HERE
“seven conversations” was ranked #1 in the Echoes Top 25 for May 2024. Listen to their interview with John Diliberto here.
About the album: Excursions into unknown sonic territories created in real time by three veteran musicians, each with deep histories of creating expressive and emotional masterpieces.
A shimmering blend of Oster’s liquid flugelhorn, Downes’ dreamy electric guitar, and Eaton’s watercolor touch on keyboards and bass. at times soft and emotional, at times driving and propulsive, the album explores deeply ambient territory across seven in-studio improvisations.
STREAM SEVEN CONVERSATIONS HERE
Kathy Parsons of Mainly Piano says: seven conversations is a truly outstanding collaborative album by Jeff Oster (flugelhorn and trumpet), Vin Downes (electric guitar) and Tom Eaton (keyboards and bass). All three musicians are very well-known artists in their own right with solo albums as well as performances on other artists’ albums (especially music recorded at Imaginary Road Studio) to their credit. This album is especially impressive because all seven tracks were completely improvised – nothing was planned and none of the music was created before the three artists went into the studio to record. Read the full review here.
