| J.M.I. Recordings | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Steven Mandel, J. Cohn |
| Distributor(s) | Outside in Music |
| Genre | Jazz, Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz, Soul jazz, Improvised music, Experimental jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Official website | www |
J.M.I. Recordings is a New York-based jazz record company and label founded by J. Cohn and Steven Mandel in 2016. The label specializes in recording, mixing, and mastering solely in analog. [1] J.M.I. has released over 25 albums.
In 1996, Steven Mandel became a music industry professional with an assistant engineer position at Electric Lady Studios in New York. In 2004, Mandel went to Philadelphia, where he became the personal engineer for Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, following The Roots to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2009 then The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2014. Cohn co-founded jazz label Brown Brothers Recordings with David Elkins in 2004, which released 2 albums. [2]
Since the 1990’s, founders Cohn and Mandel amassed large collections of vintage and new jazz vinyl LPs by labels such as CTI Records, ECM Records, SteepleChase Records, Black Saint/Soul Note, and WATT Records. [3]
J.M.I. Recordings was founded by Cohn and Mandel in summer 2016, after Cohn asked Mandel to form a new jazz label to create a contemporary discography in the tradition of these labels. Cohn is the primary investor and Mandel produces the LPs. In 2017, Cohn and Mandel brought in limited partner, engineer David Slitzky.
| # | Album | Artist | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMI-1 | Sit Back, Relax & Unwind | Steve Wilson | 2017 | LP |
| JMI-2 | One [4] [5] | Ray Angry | 2018 | LP |
| JMI-3 | The Underscore | Antero Sievert | 2019 | LP |
| JMI-4-S1 | Bob James | Antero Sievert featuring Daru Jones | 2019 | 10” single |
| JMI-5 | everybody's waltz [6] | Helen Sung with Marquis Hill | 2020 | LP |
| JMI-6 | Onyx [7] | Sasha Berliner | 2022 | LP |
| JMI-7-S2 | Happiness Is A Warm Gun | Antero Sievert with Noah Halpern | 2022 | 10” single |
| JMI-8 | Maya | Omer Govreen & Aleksander Sever | 2022 | LP |
| JMI-9 | Dear Bossa | Antero Sievert | 2022 | LP |
| JMI-10 | Sun/Moon | David Murray | 2022 | 2-LP |
| JMI-11 | Ashes | Lage Lund | 2023 | LP |
| JMI-12 | Three | Ray Angry | 2023 | 3-LP |
| JMI-13 | Maria | Jeffery Miller | unreleased | LP |
| JMI-14-S3 | When The Music's Over | Doyle Bramhall II/DJ Harrison/Daru Jones | 2023 | 12” single |
| JMI-15 | Blaque Dynamite | Mike Mitchell | 2023 | 2-LP |
| JMI-16 | Max Gerl [8] | Max Gerl | 2023 | LP |
| JMI-17-S5 | Ninno/5 Minute Joint | David Murray/Questlove/Ray Angry | 2023 | 7” single |
| JMI-17 | PLUMB [9] | David Murray/Questlove/Ray Angry | 2023 | 4-LP |
| JMI-18 | Life | Warren Wolf | 2024 | 2-LP |
| JMI-19-S4 | Night Bell | Catriona Sturton | 2024 | 12” single |
| JMI-20 | Un (Unaccompanied Baritone Saxophone) | James Carter | 2024 | LP |
| JMI-21-HP1 | Hard Pan | Max Gerl & Mike Mitchell | 2024 | LP |
| JMI-22-HP2 | Hard Pan II | Dave Burrell & David Liebman | unreleased | LP |
| JMI-23 | Max Gerl Trio | Max Gerl Trio | 2024 | LP |
| JMI-24 | Myron With Strings | Myron Walden | 2024 | LP |
| JMI-25 | Maya II | Omer Govreen & Aleksander Sever | 2024 | LP |
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