news:

Stratic has released their first album. Hear it and see video at the Stratic website. It's available for download here and in CDR format here.

Aram Shelton Quartet celebrated the release of Everything for Somebody with a California tour including an appearance at the 2012 Montery Jazz Festival on September 22nd. Read a review of the show here.

Reviews of Everything for Somebody at All About Jazz and Stef's Free Jazz Blog

Oakland Active Orchestra will be performing on March 17th at the Brava Theater in San Francisco as part of the Switchboard Festival.

Incline, an album of improvised duets between Shelton and Kjell Nordeson is reviewed in the current Signal to Noise, here and at All About Jazz.