Details of
On The Level
by Ghost Jazz Trio


Producer: James Morgan
Engineer: Grammy winner Alan Sanderson
Recorder At: Pacific Beat Recording Studio San Diego, CA
Mastered By: Alan Sanderson


About the Album


The Ghost Jazz Trio is based in San Diego, CA featuring founder / guitarist / composer and producer James Morgan. James is joined by renowned bassist Nathan Brown and drummer Jack Nathan on the latest 2021 album release entitled ‘On The Level'.
James Morgan grew up in northern California and as a teen in the 1970's started listening to Return To Forever and John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra inspiring him to take up playing the guitar.
In the late seventies James was fortunate enough to take guitar lessons from Bill Connors of Return To Forever fame. He lived in Santa Cruz, CA and drove to Half Moon Bay weekly to take lessons whereby he formed a close friendship with Bill. James went on to become a bandleader throughout the following years writing his own compositions whilst forming various Jazz Fusion bands along the way.
More recently he decided he wanted to start writing music that evokes 'emotion and imagery' and created a new genre of music called 'Ambient Jazz'. This new timbre of music is outside of the 'Straight Ahead Jazz' idiom or the predominantly sax driven 'Smooth Jazz' sub-genre sounds of today. He is focused on promoting a 'guitar driven ensemble sound' that is both 'relaxing and interesting'.
James formed the dynamic, and mysteriously named Ghost Jazz Trio, in 2017. Their 2020 debut album entitled 'Invisible Time', featuring Arron Seener on bass and Jack Nathan on drums, was a complex and synergetic production that achieved critical acclaim and outstanding success in a short period of time, culminating in being nominated for 'Best Jazz Album Of The Year' by the 2021 San Diego Music Awards. The album was featured on more than 150 radio station playlists worldwide and climbed to the Top 100 in their Smooth Jazz Global Radio Charts.
The new 2021 album release “On the Level” is an eclectic and spirited journey including elements of vibrant R&B, Smooth Jazz, Funk and Jazz Swing with some complex and intricate jazz arrangements which will demand attention, peak your imagination and raise the awareness of this talented and innovative Southern Californian trio.

All of the compositions on the new album were written and arranged by James Morgan.



Special Thanks

Hello Ghost Jazz Trio fans and followers. The new album "On the Level" is now available online and on smooth jazz radio playlists worldwide. All compositions were composed and arranged by Guitarist James Morgan. James is joined by bassist Nathan Brown and drummer Jack Nathan.
Thank you to featured guitarist Patrick Yandall for his amazing contributions. Thanks you to guest artists Chasen Pado on keyboards, Raymond Di Giorgio on guitar and Ian Buss on sax.
Thank you for your fan support and I hope you enjoy the new album.
James Morgan
GJT