JON REGEN - STOP TIME
Produced by Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, Paul McCartney),
and featuring Davey Faragher and Pete Thomas from Elvis
Costello and the Imposters, Stop Time finds Regen at the
peak of his songwriting and pianistic powers, with ten original
tunes that brim with humor and heart. Songs like "I Will Wait,"
"Morning Papers" and "Stop Time" prove Regen a master
of the sticky lyric and the penetrating piano hook, recalling
the work of forbears like Billy Joel and Randy Newman while
simultaneously showcasing Regen's singular take on modern
love.
A protégé of the legendary pianist Kenny Barron, Regen began his career as a sympathetic sideman to jazz artists like Kyle Eastwood and Little Jimmy Scott. After releasing a series of acclaimed instrumental jazz recordings, Regen made an abrupt left turn in 2004 and released the singer/songwriter EP Almost Home. Regen followed the EP with his full-length 2008 release Let It Go, which featured Andy Summers of the Police and Martha Wainwright.