Sam Newsome
Soprano Saxophonist
Improviser
Solo Performer
Sound Enthusiast
2022 Vision Festival
June 25, 2022 , I'll be performing with Francisco Mora Catlett & Afro Horn and Fay Victor's SoundNoise Funk.

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.
2022 Concert Dates
May 25, 2022
Barbes
Jacob Garchik's Assembly
Jason Garchik, trombone
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Jacob Sacks, piano
Thomas Morgan, bass
Dan Weis, drums
June 18, 2022
Winter Jazz Festival
Fay Victor's SoundNoise Funk
Fay Victor, voice
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Joe Morris, guitar
Reggie Nicholson, drums
June 20, 2022
Roulette
Max Johnson's Charm Factory
Anna Elder
The Rhythm Method
Lucy Hatem
Sam Newsome
Caroline Davis
Jon Irabagon
Jeff Davis
June 24, 2022
Vision Jazz Festival
Francisco Mora Catlett and Afro Horn
June 24, 2022
Vision Jazz Festival
Fay Victor's SoundNoise Funk
Fay Victor, voice
Sam Newsome, soprano sax
Joe Morris, guitar
Reggie Nicholson, drums
July 3, 2022
Center for Psychic Technology Presents
@ The Woods
KaBaird
Brandon Lopez
Sam Newsome (solo)
Lauren Tosswill
Leon Chang
Jeonghyeon Joo
5:00 PM - Midnight
The Woods
Latest News!
On January 3, 2022, my new book will be released on Amazon.com. Titled Be Inspired, Stay Focused, this book is my second one to date.
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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