Concord Jazz is a record company and label founded in 1973 by Carl Jefferson, the former owner of Jefferson Motors Lincoln Mercury dealership in Concord, California. The label was named after the city in the East San Francisco Bay area, and the jazz festival which Jefferson also began. The label issued recordings by Art Blakey, Cannonball Adderley, Stan Getz, Ray Brown, Rosemary Clooney, Chick Corea, Eliane Elias, and Kurt Elling.As of 2026, It is owned by BMG Rights Management.
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Artists on Concord Jazz
Terri Lyne Carrington
b. 1965 · American drummer (born 1965)
Kurt Elling
b. 1967 · American jazz singer and songwriter
Emily Remler
1957–1990 · American musician (1957–1990)
Label profile
US-based jazz label. Initial a subsidiary label of Concord Jazz, Inc. till the death of the founder.
Canadian copies were manufactured & distributed by A&M Records.
Labelcode: LC 04643 / LC 4643
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