Ted Chubb
Ted Chubb’s ‘Live at the Statuary’ releases May 15, 2026 on Circle 9 Records
TRUMPETER, COMPOSER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TED CHUBB REVEALS LIVE AT THE STATUARY, A DOCUMENT TO JERSEY CITY’S VIBRANT ARTS COMMUNITY
OUT MAY 15, 2026 VIA CIRCLE 9 RECORDS
Live at The Statuary is the forthcoming album by trumpeter and composer Ted Chubb, recorded March 15–18, 2025 at The Statuary in Jersey City, and to be released May 15 by Circle 9 Records in digital, CD, and vinyl formats.
At the center of the recording is Chubb’s musical voice: a warm, distinct trumpet sound grounded in storytelling, capable of conveying melody with directness, vulnerability, and emotional clarity. His writing favors melodies that remain accessible and singable while still allowing space for forward-leaning harmony, open expression, and rhythmic momentum. He draws from the trumpet lineage of Booker Little, Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham, and Blue Mitchell, alongside the modern sensibility of Tom Harrell.
Chubb produced the album and leads a quintet with alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, pianist and Fender Rhodes player Oscar Perez, bassist Tom DiCarlo, and drummer Jerome Jennings.
Engineers Todd Whitelock and Chris Gold captured nine live performances drawn from original compositions and the jazz repertoire, including a reimagination of John Lewis’s “Django” and Harold Arlen’s “Out of This World.” At The Statuary, audience members sit only a few feet from the musicians, creating a direct, shared listening experience inside the room and allowing the exchange between performers and listeners to become part of the music itself.
The building began in 1907 as the Jersey Statuary Company, the working studio of sculptor and painter Gino DeSanctis. In 2007, musician Walter Parks and producer Margo Parks transformed it into a live-work-present arts space devoted to artistic expression, diversity, and inclusion. A completely brick structure shaped by decades of industrial use, the space retains traces of its past — including fragments of statuary uncovered during renovation — that contribute to both its striking visual character and its resonant acoustic presence.
Chubb and his wife, Rachel Ryll, purchased the property in 2020, completed renovations the following year, and reopened concerts to the public in 2021. Since then, the venue has presented more than fifty concerts and community events featuring NEA Jazz Masters, Guggenheim Fellows, and nationally and internationally active musicians from Jersey City and the greater New York area. Performances operate on a suggested-donation model designed to remove financial barriers and welcome neighbors, first-time listeners, and dedicated jazz audiences into the same room.
Chubb’s commitment to community was shaped by fourteen years of leadership at Jazz House Kids, where he connected students, families, and visiting artists while helping build educational programming, festivals, workshops, and concerts. “It wasn’t enough to train the next generation,” he says. “We also needed to develop audiences. I don’t think it’s enough to just play this music. We have to create opportunities for other people to get involved, because this music can change people’s lives.”
That philosophy now defines The Statuary. “If you’ve never even heard jazz before, why are you going to go all the way into the city and spend a bunch of money on a ticket?” Chubb asks. “We’re bringing world-class artists right to them. This place and this music is for everyone.”
Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, Chubb began performing professionally while studying at Ohio State University in the late 1990s. He moved to New Jersey in 2003 to study with trumpet pedagogue William B. Fielder, whose lineage traces to Booker Little and the Chicago trumpet tradition.
His previous album, 2017’s Gratified, Never Satisfied, honored Fielder’s philosophy of lifelong artistic striving. Many of the compositions on Live at The Statuary were written while Chubb lived in Switzerland from 2015 to 2018, a period of constant movement, reflection, and discovery that ultimately led him back to recording. “I needed to record and put my music first,” he says.
The quintet featured on Live at the Statuary reflects decades of shared history. Chubb calls Bruce Williams “one of the premier alto saxophonists on the planet,” noting that Williams mentored him, brought him into the New York scene, and “is going to bring it every single time.” Of pianist Oscar Perez, a collaborator since 2008, he praises both “incredible musicianship” and a deeply positive presence in the music. Bassist Tom DiCarlo “has an amazing attention to detail,” he says, adding simply, “He always puts the music first.” Drummer Jerome Jennings represents the longest bond of all: the two met as teenagers in Ohio, and more than twenty-five years later, Chubb still finds it “incredible that our lives are intertwined.”
Ted Chubb – The Statuary, Jersey City NJ
Production Credits
Recorded March 15-18, 2025 at The Statuary, Jersey City NJ, USA
Chief Engineer, Mixer - Todd Whitelock
Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Chris Gold
Assistant Recording Engineer - Tiger Diep
Videography and photos by Peter Henry Smith & Leafmark Studios
Additional photos by Anderson English, Richard Conde
Graphic design by Chad McCullough
Produced by Ted Chubb
Executive Producer: The Statuary
Tracklist
1 SBB Bounce - Ted Chubb (TCMUSIC /ASCAP ) 06:28
2 Uptick- Ted Chubb (TCMUSIC /ASCAP ) 05:11
3 Little Flower Girl - Ted Chubb (TCMUSIC /ASCAP ) 07:58
4 Out Of This World - Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer (Kobalt Music) 06:55
5 Expat - Ted Chubb (TCMUSIC /ASCAP ) 06:14
6 Refugee Hymn - Ted Chubb (TCMUSIC /ASCAP ) 05:55
7 1919 - Ted Chubb (TCMUSIC /ASCAP ) 05:29
8 Django - John Lewis (Hal Leonard Corp) 07:17
9 Empty Hearts - Bruce Williams (Brushwood Music/SESAC) 06:22
Personnel
Ted Chubb - Trumpet
Bruce Williams - Alto Saxophone
Oscar Perez - Piano & Fender Rhodes
Tom DiCarlo - Upright Bass
Jerome Jennings - Drums & Cymbals
Ships in a 6-panel digipack with complete liner notes by Ted Chubb.
Designed by Chad McCullough in Chicago, IL USA.
Cat.# C90018
UPC: 666945418715