Jon Gordon (musician)
Jon Gordon (born 1966 in New York City) is an American jazz saxophonist who leads the Jon Gordon Quartet. In 1996, he won first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition.[1]
Discography[]
- Beginnings and Endings (Taurus, 1989)
- The Jon Gordon Quartet (Chiaroscuro, 1992)
- Ask Me Now (Criss Cross, 1994)
- Spark (Chiaroscuro, 1995)
- Witness (Criss Cross, 1996)
- Along the Way (Criss Cross, 1997)
- Currents (Double-Time, 1998)
- The Things We Need (Double-Time 1999)
- Possibilities (Double-Time, 2000)
- Contrasts (Double-Time, 2001)
- The Things You Are (ArtistShare, 2007)
- Evolution (ArtistShare, 2009)[2]
References[]
- ^ Jazz Improv, 2007, Volume 7, Issues 3–4, p. 198 "For a while an item near the top of my music to do list has been to check out saxophonist Jon Gordon. His resume boasts a first place finish in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in 1996, as well as musical associations with acclaimed"
- ^ "Jon Gordon | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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Categories:
- Living people
- 1966 births
- American jazz alto saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- Taurus Records artists
- 21st-century saxophonists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- Double-Time Records artists
- Criss Cross Jazz artists
- Chiaroscuro Records artists