The Engine Room Meets Brad Wagner and Garrett Folger | Album

The Engine Room (2027)

Recorded live at SUMA Recording Studio as part of its SUMA Sessions series, The Engine Room Meets Brad Wagner and Garrett Folger brings together The Engine Room trio, pianist Jackie Warren, bassist Aidan Plank, and drummer Jim Rupp, with tenor saxophonist Brad Wagner and trumpeter/flugelhornist Garrett Folger for nine tracks celebrating jazz composition and collaboration. Featuring six original contrafacts by Plank and Wagner and three additional original compositions by Wagner, the album reimagines familiar chord changes while honoring the contrafact tradition. Captured in single takes before a live studio audience, these performances showcase the chemistry, creativity, and spontaneous musical interplay of five musicians exploring fresh possibilities within a timeless tradition. Out January 15, 2027, on Hidden Cinema Records.

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Album Credits

Track Listing

1. Count the Ways (5:20) 

2. Ode To Another (7:12) 

3. I’m Getting Tired Of These Old Shoes (6:26)

4. Don’t Park In The Blue Zone (6:23) 

5. M.R. (Mike Ruth) (6:57) 

6. Sometimes (5:43) 

7. I Don’t Know Why (8:20) 

8. Spider Bite (8:10) 

9. Moon Crater Stomp (7:38)

Personnel

Brad Wagner, Tenor Saxophone 

Garrett Folger, Trumpet & Flugelhorn

The Engine Room Trio 

Jackie Warren, Piano 

Aidan Plank, Acoustic Bass 

Jim Rupp, Drum Set

Tracks 3, 6, 7 Composed by Aidan Plank (ASCAP)

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 Composed by Brad Wagner (BMI)

Recorded July 11 2025 at SUMA Recording Studio, Painesville OH. as part of the “SUMA Sessions” live recording concert series : https://www.sumarecording.com/ 

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by David Alan Shaw at Suma Recording Studio

Assistant engineers : Michael Seifert, Rachael Kuret, and Chris Gillooly

Released January 15, 2027 on Hidden Cinema Records

HCR 2701

©Ⓟ 2027, Hidden Cinema Records