Gary Thomas (musician)
Gary Thomas (musician) | |
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Background information | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | June 10, 1961
Genres | Jazz, avant-garde |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Saxophone, flute |
Labels | Enja, JMT, Winter & Winter |
Associated acts | Jack DeJohnette |
Gary Thomas (born June 10, 1961) is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist, born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a member of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition band and has worked with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Jim Hall, Dave Holland, Greg Osby, Wayne Shorter, Ravi Coltrane, Cassandra Wilson, Wallace Roney, Steve Coleman, and Miles Davis.
Thomas was the Director and Chair of Jazz Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.[1][2]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- The Seventh Quadrant (Enja,1987)
- Code Violations (Enja, 1988)
- By Any Means Necessary (JMT, 1989)
- While the Gate Is Open (JMT, 1990)
- The Kold Kage (JMT, 1991)
- Till We Have Faces (JMT, 1992)
- Exile's Gate (JMT, 1993)
- (JMT, 1995)
- Found on Sordid Streets (Winter & Winter, 1997)
- Pariah's Pariah (Winter & Winter, 1998)
As sideman[]
With Cecil Brooks III
- The Collective (Muse, 1989)
With Uri Caine
- Sphere Music (JMT, 1993)
- Toys (JMT, 1996)
With Jack DeJohnette
- Irresistible Forces (Impulse!/MCA, 1987)
- Audio-Visualscapes (Impulse!/MCA, 1988)
- Earthwalk (Blue Note, 1991)
With Wallace Roney
- Verses (Muse, 1987)
- Intuition (Muse, 1988)
- The Standard Bearer (Muse, 1989)
- Obsession (Muse, 1990)
With Tony Reedus
- Incognito (Enja, 1989)
With Cassandra Wilson
- Jumpworld (JMT, 1990)
With Christy Doran, Mark Helias and Bobby Previte
- Corporate Art (JMT, 1991)
With
- Traces of Trane (JMT, 1992)
- Large One (1997)
- Large Two (2002)
With Gabrielle Goodman
- Travelin' Light (JMT, 1993)
- Until We Love (JMT, 1994)
With Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra
- Inspiration (BMG France, 1999)
- Culmination (BMG France, 1999)
With Greg Osby
- The Invisible Hand (Blue Note, 1999)
With Ingrid Jensen
- Higher Grounds (Enja, 1999)
- Jazz Is a Spirit (ACT, 2002)
With Lonnie Plaxico
- So Alive (Eighty-Eight's, 2004)
- West Side Stories (Plaxmusic, 2006)
With John McLaughlin
- The Heart Of Things (Verve, 1997)
- The Heart Of Things. Live In Paris (Verve, 2000)
With
- Introducing Tom Williams (Criss Cross, 1991)
References[]
- ^ "Gary Thomas". Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Gary Thomas". All About Jazz. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- 1960 births
- American jazz saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- Avant-garde jazz saxophonists
- Post-bop saxophonists
- Enja Records artists
- Free funk saxophonists
- Johns Hopkins University faculty
- Living people
- Jazz saxophonists
- Miles Davis
- Musicians from Baltimore
- 21st-century saxophonists
- Jazz musicians from Maryland
- American male jazz musicians
- Winter & Winter Records artists
- JMT Records artists