Michael Jefry Stevens

Fonda/Stevens Group

“The Wish”
The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Parallel Lines”
The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Live at Alte Paketpost” The Fonda/Stevens Group

“The Healing” The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Memphis”  The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Live from Katowicz” Fonda/Stevens Trio plus “2”

“Live at the Bunker” The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Forever Real”  The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Twelve Improvisations” The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Live from Brugge” The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Trio”  The Fonda/Stevens Group Trio

“Live from Spielboden” The Fonda/Stevens Group

“Folk Five” The Fonda/Stevens Group
“Evolution”
The Fonda/Stevens Group

“When Lost Becomes Found”
Jimmy Williams and The Fonda/Stevens Group

Conference Call Quartet

 “Variations on a Master Plan”

Conference Call

“Conference Call”
Prism

“Live at the Outpost Performance Space” Conference Call

“The Final Answer” Conference Call

“What About….?”  Conference Call Quartet

“Poetry in Motion” Conference Call

“Spirals – the Berlin Concert” Conference Call

“Seven” Conference Call Quartet

Eastern Boundary Quartet

“Live at Jazzforum Bayreuth” Eastern Boundary Quartet 

“Live at De Werf Eastern Boundary Quartet”  Artists Recording Collective

“Icicles”  Eastern Boundary Quartet

“Eastern Boundary Quartet”

Lillard/Stevens Group

“Living Green World Blues” Art Lillard & Michael Jefry Stevens

“Original Music for Septet” Art Lillard – Michael Jefry Stevens 

“Forgotten Wish” Art Lillard – Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet

Solo Piano

“The Survivor´s Suite:
Michael Jefry Stevens “Solo Piano

“Portrait in Red, Michael Jefry Stevens” Solo Piano

“Lazy Afternoon, Michael Jefry Stevens” Solo Piano

Piano duo/trio/quartet

Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet
“The Slope”

“For Andrew” Michael Jefry Stevens Trio

“Red’s Blues” Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet

“Get Out of Town” Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson

“Triologue”
Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson

“Six”
Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson Trio

“Points of View”  Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson

 

“For the Children” Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet

“Panorama” 
Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson

“One of a Kind” Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson

“Duets” Stevens – DeCristofaro – Artists Recording Collective (ARC)
Wadopian/Stevens duo
“Mountain Song”

“Side Effects – Trio Generations” Artists Recording Collective” ARC

“Trading Post” 
Southern Excursion Quartet

Vocal Projects

“In the Tradition” Stevens, Cayolle, Wires

Michael Jefry Stevens Trio
ft. “Joyce Cobb”

“Only Love” Griffith/Stevens Quartet Artists Recording Collective – ARC

“Any Other Time” Nicole Metzger

“That’s What I Want to Do” Nicole Metzger and the NY Connection

“Perfect Dream”

Wendy Jones Quartet

“Songbook”
Griffith/Stevens Quartet

Completely Improvised Music

“Shifting Moods” In Transit Quartet

“The Wall” Brain Inventory Trio

Minasi/Stevens Duo
“Angel’s Dance”
Sorgen-Rust-Stevens-Feldman-Robertson
“Aercine”

“Anzix” Szilard Mezei/Michael Jefry Stevens Duo

“Upcast” Szilard Mezei/Jon Hemmersam/Michael Jefry Stevens Trio

“Equinox” The Equinox Trio featuring Dominic Duval, Tomas Ulrich & Michael Jefry Stevens

“Elements” Stevens/Duval Quintet

“The Core-tet Project” featuring Dame Evelyn Glennie

“Moving Stills” In Transit

“Duets for Percussion and Piano” Michael Jefry Stevens/Phil Haynes 


“Haiku” Michael Jefry Stevens/Mark Feldman – Leo Records

“Play” Michael Jefry Stevens/Michael Rabinowitz

“Short Stories” Michael Jefry Stevens/Mark Whitecage

Special Projects

Michael Jefry Stevens “Brass Tactics”

“The Innocence of Spring” Don Aliquo/
Michael Jefry Stevens

“Live at Streamside”
Michael Jefry Stevens Octet 

“Michael Jefry Stevens” Mountain Chamber Jazz Ensemble

“Flow” The Generations Quartet featuring Oliver Lake

Collector's Items

“Today, this Moment” The Mosaic Sextet

“Mosaic Sextet”

Mark Whitecage and Liquid Time

“The Hand of Poetry”

Projects with Jon Hemmersam

“Dear Jonas” Jon Hemmersam/Michael Jefry Stevens Duo

“Freedom of Choice” The Jazzic Trio

“Tale of Two in One”
Jon Hemmersam

“Remembering the Future” Jon Hemmersam Group

Sorgen-Rust-Stevens

“Novella” Sorgen, Rust, Stevens Trio

“Decade” Sorgen, Rust, Stevens Trio

“A Scent in Motion” Sorgen, Rust, Stevens Trio

As a Sideman

“Bottoms Out” Joe Fonda/Scott Miller Ensemble

 “Hop Frog”  Ewald Hugle Quartet

“Conversations With The Jokers”
Katie Bull

“Love Spook”
Katie Bull

Jeff Marx Quartet

“The Story so Far”
 Katie Bull

“No Pork Long Line”
Lily White

“Big Blue line”
Lily White

“Senza Fine” Julie McConnell

“Somewhere Between Truth and Fiction”
Lily White

Mountain Song

Style: jazz waltz

Grade: 3

I wrote this song while I was living in Brooklyn, NY and spending quite a bit of time in Woodstock, NY.  This is the closest thing to a “country music” song I have ever written.  This composition was recorded by myself and bassist Eliot Wadopian on our "Mountain Song" duo CD.  This piece is extremely playable at most levels!!!

Mountain Song

$2.49

Alisiah

Style: Swing

Grade: 1

Alisiah is one of my earliest compositions. The tonality revolves around C major, F major and Eminor. It is a very simple medium tempo swing tune. Nothing fancy.  This piece was recorded on my "Duets" CD with vibraphonist Jason DeCristofaro.

Alisiah

$2.49

For My Brother

Style: Ballad

Grade: 2

The harmonies move quite slowly in this ballad.  The most challenging aspect of the piece are the 2/4 bars.  This ballad was recorded on Jon Hemmersam's "Remembering" CD release which also featured Dave Liebman and Rakalam Bob Moses.

For My Brother

$2.49

Lei’s Song

Style: Waltz

Grade: 2

This is one of my favorite compositions.  Written in 3/4 time, but with phrases grouped in three’s, four’s and other odd groupings this is a very unique piece.  Also, it is made up entirely of minor 7 chords.  The Fonda/Stevens Group recorded this tune on our CD "The Healing".

Lei’s Song

$2.49

The Beauty That We Are

Style: Ballad

Grade: 1

This ballad is quite easy to play.  The changes move very slowly giving the student plenty of time to navigate the harmonic landscape.

The Beauty That We Are

$2.49

The Moffett Family

Style: Blues

Grade: 2

This piece was composed in the early 1980's and dedicated to Charnett Moffett and his family band. I played with the band for one year. The tune is a simple form containing only dominant chords. The feel is very bluesy.

The Moffett Family

$2.49

Red’s Blues

Style: Blues, swing

Grade: 2

This is a very simple “swing” composition with a bluesy feel but not in a Blues form. The changes are very simple. The head is a question-and-answer with the melody and the rhythm section.  A good piece to introduce the blues scale to students. Released on my "Red's Blues" CD.

Red’s Blues

$2.49

Song for Rio

Style: Latin

Grade: 3

I wrote this bossa nova after visiting Rio in 1999.  The form is quite long and the bridge is very chromatic.  The piece is highly melodic and quite fun to play.  The "Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson Trio" recorded this tune on our "Six" CD release.

Song for Rio

$2.49

Memorial

Style: Latin

Grade: 4

This piece features a Latin feel written out in the piano part.  The changes are pretty standard and move slowly enough for the student to navigate quite easily. The bridge of the tune is a fun release from all the harmonic movement in the beginning section of the composition.  The "Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson Trio" recorded this composition on our "Panorama" CD which featured Valery Ponomarev on trumpet.

Memorial

$2.49

The Innocence of Spring

Style: Swing

Grade: 4

This medium swing tune consists of an extended melody and long form.  The harmonies are very chromatic and include some hybrid chordal structures as well.  The piece is challenging but worth the effort.  I recorded this on my "The Innocence of Spring" CD with saxophonist Don Aliquo.

The Innocence of Spring

$2.49

Kulturshock

Style: Swing

Grade: 5

This is a very adventurous composition. The harmonies are very difficult and the rhythms are quite unusual. A great challenge for the advanced player.  I wrote this piece shortly after moving from Brooklyn, NY to Memphis, TN.  That was quite a culture shock!!!

Kulturshock

$2.49

Four Wheeler

Style: Swing

Grade: 2

This composition is an open swing feel featuring a chromatic chord sequence and several polychords.  The changes move quickly making the piece difficult for the soloist to navigate. The melody is not difficult but overall the piece is challenging.  This is dedicated to the great trumpeter Kenny Wheeler.

Four Wheeler

$2.49

The Beauty That We Are

Style: ballad
Grade: 2

This ballad is quite easy to play.  The changes move very slowly giving the student plenty of time to navigate the harmonic landscape.

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