Lies and Leisure

I wanted to write briefly in regards to a couple recent releases of my original compositions. Producing and releasing music these days digitally seems crazy when one thinks about the economy of it all. Returning on investment is almost impossible for an independent jazz musician like myself. I make the lions share of my income from performing live and from the sale of the vinyl versions of my releases.

‘Leisure’ is a full length album released in 2024 both digitally and on vinyl. It’s available to stream across all platforms and the links are all provided here:

https://marloweshepherd.hearnow.com/leisure

‘Lies and Leisure’ is a single I released in February 2025 and features Carlos Pino and Abraham Becker. Again, it’s available to stream across all platforms and the links are all provided here:

https://themarloweshepherdtrio.hearnow.com/lies-and-leisure

If you enjoy the tunes I urge you to purchase the digital and or vinyl versions of ‘Leisure’ and the digital version of ‘Lies and Leisure’ from the store here on my official website.

The Hoagy Carmichael Session

Hoagy Carmichael wrote some of the greatest tunes in the what some call The Great American Songbook. His compositions include Stardust, Skylark, Georgia On My Mind, The Nearness Of You, Heart and Soul, and many other lesser known gems.

I was very lucky to record ten of these charts with Simon Mulligan and Gene Perla on 22 November 2024 celebrating Hoagy’s 125th Birthday. We recorded live in studio in Perth Amboy, NJ with Nicholas de la Motte expertly capturing the performances. The result is a beautiful selection of ballads in the jazz trio format of piano, double bass, and vocal.

Simon Mulligan is certainly one of the greatest living pianists and his accomplishments over the years are vast. Gene Perla is a titan in jazz and has recorded and or performed with a who’s who in the genre including Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, and Frank Sinatra among many others over the years. It was incredible to sit in with these masters of their craft.

The album is available across all streaming platforms and you can find all the links here:

https://marloweshepherd.hearnow.com/the-hoagy-carmichael-session

I urge you to purchase the digital version of the album here on my official site and once the vinyl version is available please purchase a limited edition copy as the recordings on vinyl sound amazing.