Sam Newsome
Soprano Saxophonist
Improviser
Solo Performer
A New Documentary "Improv Workshop Project (IWP)"
I'm very happy to announce that a new documentary by Conor Nickerson featuring me and composer/violinist Meg Okura is now available. Hosted by Jean-Michel Pilc and the Improv Workshop Project (IWP), the workshop featured us along with many outstanding musicians from Montreal's improvised music scene during a residency from February 21-23, 2019. This included playing sessions, a day of recording at Studios Piccolo and a concert at Tanna Schulich Hall of Schulich School of Music of McGill University.
Chaos Theory: Song Cycles for Prepared Saxophone
Steve Lacy once said that the "potential of the saxophone is unlimited." Newsome's Chaos Theory proves this time and time again..
SELECT REVIEWS
Jazziz Backstage Pass: LISTEN HERE
Jazziz Magazine: READ HERE
The Jazz Session: LISTEN HERE
DownBeat - Editor's Pick (June issue): READ HERE
Hot House (June Issue): READ HERE
New York City Jazz Record: READ HERE
LATEST NEWS!
2019 - Review in I Care If You Listen
Please check out my review in ICareToListen.comby Jacob Kopcienski
2019 - SN Trio @ Arts for Art Series
The SN Trio will be at First Street Green on Sunday, September 22, 2019 with Hilliard Green and Reggie Nicholson.
2019 - Four-Star Review in Jazzwise
Please check out the review of Chaos Theory in the August issue of Jazzwise by Kevin Le Gendre.
2019 - Review in The Wire
Please check out the review of Chaos Theory in the August issue of The Wire by Phil Freeman.
2019 - The Jazz Session Podcast
w/Jason Crane
Please check out my interview with Jason Crane on his The Jazz Session Podcast. I'll be discussing my new CD, Chaos Theory, and lots more!
2019 - A Noise from the Deep: Greenleaf Music Podcast w/Dave Douglas
Please check out my interview with Dave Douglas on his podcast ANFTD. We discuss my new CD, Chaos Theory, my journey with soprano sax, and lots more!
2019 - 67th Annual DownBeat Polls
I was happy to hear that I placed in the 67th Annual DownBeat Critics Polls in the Soprano Saxophone category.
2019 - New Release on Iluso Records
Now available on Iluso Records, Live at Singularity Music Series. This CD is a live recording featuring me on soprano saxophone, Alvaro Domene on guitar, and Mike Caratti on drums.
2019 - The 11th Annual International Critics Poll
UNDÉCIMA ENCUESTA ANUAL A PERIODISTAS INTERNACIONALES
(11th Annual International Critics Poll)
The Soprano Saxophone Category
1.Evan Parker
2.Roscoe Mitchell
3. Sam Newsome
4. Wayne Shorter
5. Ingrid Laubrock
6. John Butcher
2019 - NEW CD!
On January 3, 2019, my new solo saxophone CD, Chaos Theory: Song Cycles for Prepared Sxophone was released. This is my first recording showcasing the soprano saxophone with my tube extensions.
2019 - Something Esle! Festival
From June 21 -23, 2019, I'll be performing at the 6th Annual Something Esle! Festival in Hamilton, Ontario. I'll be performing solo as well as in some larger ensemble configurations. Stay tuned!
Upcoming Performanc
Sam Newsome (solo)
1st Set: Sam Newsome · Solo Soprano Sax
2nd Set: Guitarist Álvaro Domene and a very special guest (on drums)
Kingston, New York
Showtime: 7:00 PM
The Zinc Bar
Sam Newsome Quartet
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Cooper Moore, piano
Hilliard Greene, bass
Reggie Nicholson, drums
Baby Grand Jazz Series/Hartford Public Library Hartford, Conn
Showtime: 3:00 PM
February 8, 2019
Pepperland (Mark Morris Dance Group)Music by Ethan Iverson
Shubert Theatre
Boston, Mass
Showtime: 8:00 PM
February 21 - 23, 2019
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Meg Okura, violin,
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
McGill University Music Department
Tanna Schulich Music Hall
Montreal, QC
Showtime: TBA
March 3, 2019
Vinnie Sperrazza's Pilot House
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Angelica Sanchez, piano
Vinnie Sperrazza, drums
The Owl
497 Rogers Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Showtime: 8:00 PM
March 8 & 9, 2019
KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Tryon Festival Theatre
Urbana, Ill
Showtime: 7:30 PM
March 16, 2019
Francisco Mora Catlett & Afro Horn
The Zinc Bar
New York, NY
Showtime: 8:00 PM
April 11. 2019
Francisco Mora Catlett & Afro Horn
The Zinc Bar
New York, NY
Showtime: 8:00 PM
May 24, 2019
Sam Newsome Quartet
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Angelica Sanchez, piano
Hill Greene, bass
Reggie Nicholson, drums
Greater Calvary Baptist Church
55 W. 124th Street
New York, NY
Showtime: 7:00 PM
June 3, 2019
Bushwick Improvised Music Series
Newsome, Morris & Lee
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Joe Morris, guitar
Charmaine Lee, voice
Bushwick Public House
1288 Myrtle Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
June 9, 2019
Charlie Waters & HornOcopia, 4:00 PM
266 Skillman Ave.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
June 14 -15, 2019
June 21 - 22, 2019
Sixth Annual Something Else! Festival
Sam Newsome, soprano saxophone (solo)
Hamilton, Ontario
June 27, 2019
Fay Victor & On the Quiet Side
55 Christopher Street
New York, NY
July 25, 2019
Fay Victor & SoundNoise FUNK
Fay Victor, voice
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Joe Morris, guitar
Reggie Nicholson, drums
55 Christopher Street
New York, NY
TICKET INFO
September 21, 2019
Arts for Art Series/First Street Garden
Mara Rosenbloom Trio@ 1:30 PM
Mara Rosenbloom, piano
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Andrew Drury, drums
Players TBA
2nd Ave.
New York NY
TICKET INFO
September 21, 2019
Andrew Drury, Mara Rosenbloom & Sam Newsome & 8:00 PM
168 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY
55 W. 124th Street
New York, NY
Showtime: 7:00 PM
INTERVIEW ON NEON JAZZ WITH JOE DIMINO
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."
Mark Corroto, All About Jazz
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)
Sopranoville - Sam Newsome (2017)
The Straight Horn of Africa: A Path to Liberation (2014)
The Art of the Soprano, Vol. 1 (2012)
Blue Soliloquy (2009)
Monk Abstractions (2007)
The Solo Concert: Sam Newsome Plays Monk and Ellington (2013)
Global Unity (2001)
Sam Newsome & Global Unity (1999)
Sam I AM (1994)
PRESS PHOTOS
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