As CEO of Blue Heron Records LLC, I am supercharged with excitement about sharing with you, through this website, the exciting elements of a wide variety of music, particularly emphasizing jazz and Latin. 

     Blue Heron Project One was about the music of the great composers, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin. The world-class musicians who perform it are tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, vibraphonist / drummer Chuck Redd, pianist Ehud Asherie and bassist / vocalist Nicki Parrott. The recording also features a guest appearance by Eddie Palmieri’s ace conguero “Little Johnny” Rivero on Latin arrangements of standard tunes that  will undoubtedly be loved in both the jazz and Latin markets. 

     Blue Heron Project Two was a solo piano recording by Ehud Asherie called Shuffle Along. This recording will amaze jazz piano aficionados.  Asherie performs Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle’s tunes from the 1921 Broadway musical Shuffle Along,  adding his unique, virtuosic conceptions. 

    Blue Heron Project Three features the vocal stylings of Albuquerque, New Mexico's premier songstress Hillary Smith. Hillary is recipient of New Mexico's Lifetime Achievement Award and 9-time winner of Albuquerque Magazine's best vocalist category. She was inducted into the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame in 2021. Along side her on this recording are world class jazz icons Houston Person on tenor saxophone and Holly Hofmann on alto flute. The project features three orchestral arrangements (with real strings) by the great Latin Jazz arranger Marty Sheller. The project is completed and will be released in the very near future.

    Blue Heron Project Four is nearing completion and is preparing for a summer release. It is called ¡Viva Monk!, and is a tribute to Theolonius that features 8 fabulous Marty Sheller arrangements of Monk tunes, all done in varying Latin rhythms. The musicians are the country's best Latin Jazz cats! We believe the album is a potential winner of a Latin Grammy.

      Be sure to stay tuned to future project information and discover what great music and education about the art form are in store for you when you follow Blue Heron Records LLC. We have great plans for creating a legacy of quality jazz. These plans are built around the underlying theme of all our goals. In the words of Scott Edmunds, Blue Heron Artistic Co-ordinator: "Artistic Integrity First." 

Michael Francis, CEO 

Blue Heron Records LLC