This is the sampler for "storyteller", the most recent release of original compositions by LA-based vibraphonist/composer Nick Mancini. It not only features moments of pure, burning jazz, but also a cinematic/chamber-like through-line which has long been an earmark of Mancini's work.

Nick Mancini - vibes (all tracks) compositions (all tracks except 10 by Hermeto Pascoal)

Kaveh Rastegar - bass (all tracks)

Dan Schnelle - drums (all tracks)

John Daversa - trumpet (tracks 1-5)

Vardan Ovsepian - piano (tracks 6-8 & 10-14)

Mahesh Balasooriya - piano (tracks 1-5 & 9)

Miguel Atwood-Fergusson - violin and viola (track 7)

Artyom Manukyan - cello (track 7)

Produced by: Nick Mancini

Recorded at: Stagg Street Studios, Van Nuys CA

Engineered by: Jimmy Branly and Ethan Carlson

Photos and Layout by: Jay Matsueda

Liner Notes by: Greg Burk