Author Archives: jon

Hi everyone, I hope your summers are off to a great start! It’s been busy over here, with recent great performances with the Maria Schneider Orchestra, a recording for the great Uri Caine and my recent song cycle debut as … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I’m really excited to announce the May 15th release of my new album Dr. Quixotic’s Traveling Exotics on Irabbagast Records, featuring Tim Hagans, Luis Perdomo, Yasushi Nakamura and Rudy Royston! We recorded it live on tour in South … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, It’s been a great couple of months here, with tours and performances with Dave Douglas, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, Dave Allen and many more.  These next couple of months promise to be exciting as well, with the mixing … Continue reading →

Happy new year everyone! 2018 is shaping up to be a really exciting one here at Irabbagast… we’ve got two records coming out this year and possibly a third if I can get my act together. The first is the … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I hope you are having a great autumn!  Things have been busy over here with a lot of great music and challenges!! I found a Reiffel & Husted slide saxophone that is proving to be quite a difficult … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I hope you’ve been having a great summer!  It’s been very busy over here, with new projects and recordings on the horizon!! The recording we made a year ago during a tour in Buenos Aires is almost done … Continue reading →

I hope you are all enjoying the summer so far!  We’ve got some great gigs coming up including the debut of my Organ Trio at the Jazz Standard, as well as recording my next solo saxophone record and a week … Continue reading →

Hello, I hope the spring is treating you well!  There’s a lot happening on the homefront these next couple of months! My record label, Irabbagast Records, has released a CD by Madison, Wisconsin native Anders Svanoe, who has performed with … Continue reading →

Hello everyone!  I hope you are enjoying the warm(ing) weather.  It’s been a great couple of months for music for me, and the beginning of 2017 saw my participation in a couple of great recordings by Matt Mitchell and Perry … Continue reading →

Happy New Year everyone!  I’m excited about all this year is bringing musically, including the debut European tour for my quartet featuring Luis Perdomo, Yasushi Nakamura and Rudy Royston, a weeklong residency at the Stone in New York City in … Continue reading →