Sam Newsome
Soprano Saxophonist
Improviser
Solo Performer
Sound Enthusiast
2023 Concert Dates
January 7, 2023
Polish Consulate
Sam Newsome Quartet
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
DD Jackson, piano
Hilliard Greene, bass
Reggie Nicholson, drums
233 Madison Ave.
New York, NY
7:00 PM
January 9, 2023
Barbes
Max Johnson/Sam Newsome duo
376 9th St Brooklyn NY 11215
Corner of 6th ave.
Tel 347 422 0248
Brooklyn, NY
7:00 PM
January 17, 2023
Center for Psychic Technology@Trans-Pescos
Solo and group improvisations
Other musicians TBA
9-15 Wyckoff Ave, 16-11 Weirfield Street
Ridgewood, New York
7:00 PM - 10: 30 PM
January 28, 2023
Five Myles Art Gallery – Jo Wood-Brown Exhibition
Solo Saxophone
5:30pm: Sam Newsome
6:30pm: William Parker - Ellen Christi - Patricia Nicholson
558 St Johns Pl
Brooklyn, NY
11238
February 3, 2023
Marshall Allen & NYC All-Stars
Featuring Darius Jones, Isaiah Collier, Sam Newsome, Brandon Lopez, and more.
SHIFT - 411 Kent Ave, Brooklyn NY, 11249
In-Person: $25/advance, $30 at the door
8:00 PM
February 4, 2023
Jazz Gallery
Ethan Iverson Septet – 50th Birthday Concert
Ethan Iverson -piano
Jonathan Finlayson -trumpet
Sam Newsome -saxophone
Jacob Garchik -trombone
Rob Schwimmer -theremin
Simón Willson -bass
Vinnie Sperrazza -drums
+ special guests
1158 Broadway, 5th floor
(entrance on 27th st)
New York, NY 10001
7:30 PM & 10:30 PM
February 7, 2023
Pepperland - Lensic Performing Arts Center
Mark Morris Dance Group
Santa Fe, New Mexico
7:30 PM
February 10, 2023
Pepperland - George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts | Part of the Hylton Presents Series
Mark Morris Dance Group
Manassas, VA
8:00 PM
February 14, 2023
Recording session with Francisco Mora Catlett @ Afro Horn
Samurai Hote Recording Studio
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Bob Stewart, tuba
Roman Diaz, percussion
Francisco Mora Catlett, drums
February 16, 2023
Aaron Irvin webcast Thanks For Dropping By. Air date TBA
March 9, 2023
Jamaica Center for Art and Learning
Thursday Night Jazz Series
Angelica Sanchez
161-04 Jamaica Ave,
Jamaica, NY
8:00 PM
March 18, 2023
Duo recording with bassist Max Johnson
March 23, 2023
Shea Theater Arts Center
Joe Morris Trio
71 Avenue A
Turners Falls, MA
March 24, 2023
Firehouse 12
Joe Morris Trio
45 Crown St
New Haven, CT
April 5, 2023
Dave Sewelson Quartet
Main Drag
8:00 PM
50 South 1st Street (Between Kent ave and Wythe Ave)
Brooklyn, NY
11249
April 12, 2023
@CHAOS
DJ: John Pugh 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Sam Newsome (solo) 8:30 PM
Saturn Lavender 9:10 PM
SWORD II 10:00 PM
HERE 10:40 PM
DJ 11:10 PM
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
April 15, 2023
Pioneer Jazz Shares
Stephen Haynes & Knuckleball
Northampton, MA
April 21 & 22, 2023
Firehouse 12
Stephen Haynes & Knuckleball
Concert & Recording
45 Crown St
New Haven, CT
06510
April 23, 2023
Real Art Ways
Stephen Haynes & Knuckleball
56 Arbor St
Hartford, CT
06106
April 28, 2023
Bar Bayeax
Christine Correa Quintet
Christine Correa, voice
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Andrew Boudreau - piano
Kim Cass - bass
Michael Sarin - drums
1066 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11225
8:00 PM
April 29, 2023
Barbes
Max Johnson, Erin Rogers & Sam Newsome
6:00 PM
May 6, 2023
Pineapple Reality (Hosted by Ka Baird)
Solo
7:00 PM
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
May 20, 2023
Christine Correa Group
AAPI Jazz Festival
Newark, NJ
2:30 PM
May 30, 2023
Ben Stapp/Sam Newsome Duo
Downtown Music Gallery
13 Monroe St.
New York, NY
June 4, 2023
Chaos Computer
solo
8:00 PM
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
June 7, 2023
James Ingenfritz Group
James Ilgenfritz
Sandy Ewen
Michael Foster
Sam Newsome
Shift
411 Kent Ave.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
June 11, 2023
Soapbox Gallery
Solo/duo with Sylvie Courvoisier
8:00 PM
636 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY
11238
June 29, 2023
Noa Fort Trio
Noa Fort, piano and voice
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Sean Conly, bass
8:00 PM
Brooklyn Artery
1004 Cortelyou Rd
Brooklyn, NY
June 16 & 17, 2023
Smalls Jazz Club
Sam Newsome/Dave Liebman Quartet
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Dave Liebman, soprano sax
Mark Helias, bass
Reggie Nicholson, drums
183 W 10th St
New York, NY
10014
7:00 PM & 8:30 PM
July 8, 2023
Downtown Music Gallery (IN-STORE SHOW)
Sam Newsome, (solo)
6:00 PM
13 Monroe Street
New York, NY
July 12, 2023
The Main Drag
Noah Fort
Sean Conly
Sam Newsome
8:00 PM
50 S 1st St
Brooklyn, NY
11249
July 29, 2023
Never Ending Books Series
(Solo)
Other performs TBA
7:00 PM
810 State St
New Haven, CT
06511
August 23, 2023
Open Source Gallery
Mara Rosenbloom Trio
Mara Rosenbloom, piano
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Andrew Drury, drums
306 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
SONO FEST!

Finalist for Soprano Saxophonist of the Year (JJA)

Won the 15th Annual International Critics Poll (Soprano Saxophone Category)

My new book is now available. CLICK HERE
Jazz Journalists Awards - Nominees

2022 Nominees
Jane Ira Bloom
Jane Burnett
Dave Liebman
Roscoe Mitchell
Sam Newsome
Featured Review

Please check out my new review in the February 2021 issue of the New York City Jazz Record. John Sharpe did a wonderful job reviewing my triple release: Sonic Journey (Live at the Redroom); Subspace Interception (Live at the Women from Space Festival); Free Wyoming (Live at the Metro Coffee Co.) Also, check out the review of We've Had Enough featuring Fay Victor's Sound Noise Funk.
Latest News!
15th Annual International Critics Poll
I was honor to win the Soprano Saxophone category in the 15th Annual International Critics Poll.
Congrats to all who made it!

70th Annual Critics Polls
I was honored to be included in the 70th Annual DownBeat Critics Polls
Congrats to all who made it!

Jazz Journalist Awards - Nominees
I was honored to be one of the 2022 nominees for SOPRANO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR by the Jazz Journalist Awards.
Jane Ira Bloom
Jane Burnett
Dave Liebman
Roscoe Mitchell
Sam Newsome

Musical Projects
Chaos Theory Unit Saxophone Quartet
Chaos Theory Unit is an experimental saxophone quartet consisting of four soprano saxophones. The instruments are often performed in prepared states.
Members:
- Sam Newsome, soprano sax
- Caroline Davis, soprano sax
- Rodney Chapman, soprano sax
- Catherine Sikora, soprano sax
Sam Newsome Quartet
This modern jazz/experimental quartet features Sam Newsome's original compositions, as well as the re-imagining of commonly known jazz classics..
Members:
- Sam Newsome, soprano sax
- Angelical Sanchez, piano
- Hilliard Greene, bass
- Reggie Nicholson, drums
Sam Newsome Trio
This trio plays all improvised music. Much of the musical activity is directed by Newsome's personal vocabulary of sounds and experimentations.
- Sam Newsome, soprano sax
- Hilliard Greene, bass
- Reggie Nicholson, drums
Sam Newsome(Solo)
During his solo concerts, Newsome takes listeners on a musical journey from the early beginnings of jazz to the unexplored terrains of the avant garde.
BIOGRAPHY
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PRESS QUOTES
"Sam Newsome, one of our most talented and important jazz voices, completely outdoes himself with Sopranoville.”
Terrell Holmes, The New York City Jazz Record
"Newsome cuts around the edges of the soprano’s fundamentally sweet sound to mimic double-reed instruments from the Middle East, the native singing of Mongolia, bamboo flutes from the Orient."
Nick DeRiso, Something Else Reviews
"A cult classic, for the soprano cult.
Otto Kokke, The Burning Ambulance
"As solo sax recordings go, I remain a big fan of the Anthony Braxton / John Butcher styles and approaches. However, in view of Sopranoville, I’ll be adding Newsome to the list of individuals whose future output is of interest."
Avant Music News
"...extended technique but taken to the next power."
Ken Ackermann, All About Jazz
"A nice look at the outer edges from a cat with the chops to pull it off."
MIdwest Records
"On his latest album Newsome has pushed the limits on his saxophone exploring experimental and avant-garde sounds."
Jon Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility
Newsome expands the sound of a single soprano into a one-man band."
He is a total master of his instrument, and he can play extraordinary melodies on it.
Phil Freeman, The Wire
INTERVIEWS
NPR’s FRESH AIR - K. Whitehead
NEON JAZZ - Joe Dimino
The Burning Ambulance
- Phil Freeman
The Jazz Session - Jason Crane
McGill University Press - Chris Maskell
The Radical Imagination
From Inside Out - Debbie Burke
Hot House Magazine -
Seton Hawkins
New York City Jazz Record
- Kurt Gottschalk
JAZZARIUM.PL
- Maciej Krawiec
The Jazz Chronicles
- Michael Pelias
DISCOGRAPHY
(Click on CD Covers to BUY or LISTEN)

Magic Circle -
Sam Newsome
and Jean-Michel Pilc (2017)

Blue Soliloquy (2009)
PRESS PHOTOS
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