Criss Cross Jazz is a Dutch record company and label specializing in jazz. Criss Cross was established in 1981 in Enschede, Netherlands by Gerry Teekens, a professional drummer and linguistics professor. Teekens founded the label after organizing tours for jazz musicians such as Jimmy Raney and Warne Marsh. Early issues included Raney and Marsh, Chet Baker, Pete Christlieb, Stan Getz, Tom Harrell, and Clifford Jordan. Criss Cross issued its first compact disc in 1987 in response to international demand. Teekens retired from his position as a professor to work full time on Criss Cross in 1991. The label has released over 400 albums. Teekens focused on giving talented but underrecorded jazz musicians "considerable artistic freedom", and was also known for introducing musicians as band leaders for the first time, such as Mark Turner, Seamus Blake, and Peter Bernstein. Gerry Teekens died on October 31, 2019, at the age of 84.
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Artists on Criss Cross Jazz
Tom Harrell
b. 1946 · American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and…
Kenny Barron
b. 1943 · American jazz pianist
Clifford Jordan
1931–1993 · American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993)
Chris Potter
b. 1971 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and…
Slide Hampton
1932–2021 · American trombonist (1932–2021)
Warne Marsh
1927–1987 · American tenor saxophonist (1927–1987)
Eric Alexander
b. 1968 · American saxophonist
Mark Turner
b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer
Jimmy Raney
1927–1995 · American musician (1927–1995)
Kurt Rosenwinkel
b. 1970 · American jazz guitarist and keyboardist
Wycliffe Gordon
b. 1967 · American musician
Donny McCaslin
b. 1966 · American musician
Seamus Blake
b. 1970 · Canadian jazz saxophonist
Jimmy Knepper
1927–2003 · American jazz trombonist (1927–2003)
Orrin Evans
b. 1976 · American musician
Benny Green
b. 1963 · American hard bop jazz pianist
Kirk Lightsey
b. 1937 · American musician
David Kikoski
b. 1961 · American jazz pianist
Lage Lund
b. 1977 · Norwegian guitarist and jazz musician
Mike LeDonne
b. 1956 · American musician
Gary Smulyan
b. 1956 · American jazz baritone saxophonist
Alex Sipiagin
b. 1967 · Russian musician
Javon Jackson
b. 1965 · American musician
Scott Colley
b. 1963 · American jazz bassist and composer
Adam Rogers
b. 1965 · American jazz guitarist (born 1965)
Billy Drummond
b. 1959 · American musician
Ralph Bowen
b. 1961 · Canadian musician
Steve Nelson
b. 1954 · American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player
Label profile
Dutch jazz label founded by in 1981 and owned by Criss Cross Jazz C.V. , the founder's son, took over the label after his father's death in 2019 and began issuing new releases in 2021
Label Code: LC 87710
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