Released: September 16, 2022
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Released: 2020
“His imagination continues to amaze through his new compositions, and his playing with this exciting band takers you to the intersection of swing, heart and soul.” -Donald Brown
Released: 2019
“Tardy shows his mastery blending passion with sumtuous elegiac beauty throughout this duo recording.” -Audiophile Audition
Released: 2016
"The prolific Mr. Tardy offers up one of his strongest sets yet.” -Todd Steed, WUOT (NPR Affiliate)
Released: 2015
"Tardy is a special player whose solos are all different and all fierce with fresh ideas.” -Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes
Released: 2014
“Hope is a most effective showcase for his mature compositional skills.” -Kenneth R. Cervelli
Released: 2011
“Tardy brings smart ensemble planning and excellent writing to this muscular, soulful, celebratory album.” -Downbeat Magazine
Released: 2010
“He is deeply steeped in the jazz tradition, but sounds thoroughly contemporary.” -Amazon Review
Released: 2005
“It was Keats who famously linked truth and beauty in his “Ode to a Grecian Urn”, and the two are inseparable here.” -All About Jazz
Released: 2001
“A superb jazz album here- you will hear a certain feeling and vitality which takes it into the category of a modern classic.” -Christopher Henrici