New Album - A Weekend In Marin

A WEEKEND IN MARIN

Leave the world behind and head up the Pacific Coast Highway for a romantic weekend in picturesque Marin County, CA.  That’s the easy breezy California feeling one enjoys with award-winning pianist-composer-producer Ed Bazel’s new instrumental masterpiece, A Weekend in Marin (New Thought Records, 2025). The composer surprised his Elegant Piano Escape superfan community with the new release this week. Unfolding like a treasured love letter, Bazel’s crystalline piano performance is minimalistically accentuated by Austin Hoke (violin), Laura Epling (cello), and the soft stylings of GRAMMY-winning guitarist James “Kimo” West.  

Preview and save now: https://edbazel.hearnow.com/a-weekend-in-marin 

“It brings me great joy to share with you my newest album, entitled A Weekend in Marin, a new collection of romantic piano melodies inspired by the quiet elegance of Northern California. Recorded at the legendary Skywalker Sound, nestled among the rolling hills and lush landscapes of Marin County, this album was born from a weekend where serenity, beauty, and inspiration all met in perfect harmony. The calm of the redwoods, the golden light over the bay, and the gentle stillness of SkywalkerSound all found their way into these compositions. May this music accompany your own moments of escape, romance, and peace,” he shared.

Bazel and his team – including executive producer Tim Shelton and Nashville-based co-producer Alex Carter – go to great lengths to record Bazel’s piano performances to capture the very highest quality of sound.  For this 15-track album of original piano-driven music, they recorded, mixed and mastered with the finest and most talented “ears” in the music recording industry.  Multi-GRAMMY-Winning recording engineer Leslie Ann Jones in the 3-day session at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, CA,, with additional engineering and mixing by Alex Carter at Curb Studios @28 in Nashville. For the Immersive Audio version, Bazel again joined forces with producer Herb Watl and mixer Eric Schilling at Media Hyperium Studios, with Immersive Mastering by Michael Romanowski at Coast Mastering. 

A Weekend in Marin is available in CD and Immersive formats, as well as streaming and digital downloads on all quality music platforms and Bandcamp.  A new video of “Pacific Drive” feels like a love letter to the California coastline and Pacific Coast Highway (PCH); it was edited by the renowned editor Chuck Crews, and is set for release in the coming weeks.

The album  will be entered for GRAMMY Award(R) consideration in the Contemporary Instrumental and Immersive categories.

About Ed Bazel:

Known for his soul-stirring piano compositions, Bazel’s music blends elegance and emotion. His independently produced albums—Bella Piano (2013), Homecoming (2021), and The London Sessions series—are celebrated for their soothing and introspective melodies. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, Ed began his journey with the piano at the age of five, later drawing inspiration from The Beatles' iconic debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Today, he is an award-winning pianist who has played some of the finest rooms in America.  He is also the owner of The River of Calm radio station, which sponsors the Headphones for Chemotherapy program providing soothing music to chemotherapy patients.

To learn more about Ed Bazel, visit http://edbazel.com/ and http://theriverofcalm.com/

For more media and radio requests, contact Beth Hilton at The B Company, bethhilton@thebcompany.com

Tracklist:

1. Pacific Drive

2. Love Letter To The Coast

3. Moonlight In Muir Woods

4. Sky Walking

5. Romance In The Redwoods

6. Starlight Waltz

7. Windswept

8. Foggy Morning

9. Melody To Marin

10. In My Eyes

11. Lullaby In The Pines

12. Sunset Over The Bay

13. California Sunrise

14. Autumn Reverie

15. The Tide