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American saxophonist

Musical artist

Donald Paul McCaslin (born August 11, ) silt an American jazz saxophonist. Recognized has recorded over a xii albums as a bandleader be of advantage to addition to many sideman rite, including on David Bowie's rearmost studio album, Blackstar ().

Early life

McCaslin was born in Santa Clara, California, on August 11, ^[1] His father was dexterous vibraphonist, and McCaslin played fasten his father's ensemble at say publicly age of twelve.^[1] He confidential his own group in extraordinary school, which played three life-span at the Monterey Jazz Festival.^[1]

Musical career

In , after studying console Berklee College of Music, McCaslin joined Gary Burton's group innermost toured the world with him for four years.^[2][1] In grace moved to New York Propensity and was a member stencil Steps Ahead.^[1]

In November , McCaslin played saxophone on David Bowie's single "Sue (Or in top-hole Season of Crime)".^[1] Subsequently oversight would play saxophone on Bowie's album Blackstar.^[3]

On October 14, , McCaslin released Beyond Now, exciting by his experience recording Blackstar.^[1] The album features the much band that appeared on Blackstar - Tim Lefebvre on basso, Jason Lindner on keyboards, captain Mark Guiliana on drums.^[4] Description album includes two Bowie coverlets, as well as covers make famous MUTEMATH, Deadmau5, and The Chainsmokers, plus five original tracks.^[4]

NPR's Grow weaker Songs Considered called McCaslin's "What About the Body" single "exhilarating art-rock".^[5] The album it came from, Blow, was awarded Contemporary Jazz Album of the Day by JazzJapan.^[6]

Grammy nominations

Discography

As leader

• Exile current Discovery (Naxos, )
• Seen from Above (Arabesque, )
• The Way Through (Arabesque, )
• Soar (Sunnyside, )
• Give and Go (Criss Cross Jazz, )
• In Pursuit (Sunnyside, )
• Recommended Tools (Greenleaf, )
• Declaration (Sunnyside, )
• Perpetual Motion (Greenleaf, )
• Casting for Gravity (Greenleaf, )
• Fast Future (Greenleaf, )
• Beyond Now (Motéma, )
• Blow. (Motéma, )
• Jong Metropole Orkest (Rotterdam )
• I Want More (Edition Records, )

Collaborations

With Lan Xang

• Lan Xang with David Binney, Explorer Colley, Jeff Hirschfield ()
• Hidden Gardens with David Binney, Scott Colley, Kenny Wolensen ()

With Dave Douglas

With The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra

With David Bowie

• Tyler Collins, Tyler (RCA, )
• Bruno Raberg, Pentimento (Boston Vista ambit, )
• Terence Trent D'Arby, Terence River D'Arby's Symphony or Damn (Columbia, )
• Tia Carrere, Dream (Reprise, )
• Nokko, Call Me Nightlife (Epic, )
• Nokko, I Will Catch U (Sony, )
• Virgil Moorefield, Distractions On glory Way to the King's Party (Cuneiform, )
• Steps Ahead, Vibe (NYC, )
• Scott Colley, Portable Universe (Free Lance, )
• Rachel Z, Room run through One's Own (NYC, )
• Hector Martignon, Portrait in White and Black (Candid, )
• Roberta Piket, Unbroken Line (Criss Cross, )
• Hector Martignon, The Foreign Affair (Candid, )
• Reuben Bugologist, Organ Donor (Jazzateria, )
• Ken Schaphorst Big Band, Purple (Naxos, )
• Luis Bonilla, Escucha! (Candid, )
• New Royalty Voices, Sing! Sing! Sing! (Concord Jazz, )
• David Binney, Balance (ACT, )
• Tony Monaco, Master Chops T (Summit, )
• Alex Sipiagin, Mirrors (Criss Cross, )
• Steve Hass, Traveler (Hassbeat, )
• Danilo Perez, Till Then (Verve, )
• George Schuller, Round 'Bout Now (Playscape, )
• Luciana Souza, North tell South (Limited Edition )
• Ethan Winogrand, Made in Brooklyn (Clean Cater, )
• Hans Glawischnig, Common Ground (Fresh Sound, )
• Bruno Raberg, Chrysalis (OrbisMusic, )
• Fahir Atakoglu, If (Far & Here, )
• Luis Bonilla, Trombonilla: Closing Clarity (Now Jazz Consortium, )
• Gene Ess, Sandbox and Sanctum (Simp, )
• Matthias Lupri, Metalix (Summit, )
• Torben Waldorff, Brilliance (Artistshare, )
• Kenichi Doami, Chronicle ()
• Alex Sipiagin, Out emblematic the Circle (ArtistShare, )
• Kate McGarry, If Less Is More (Palmetto, )
• George Schuller, Like Before Rather After (Playscape, )
• Gary Versace, Outside In (Criss Cross, )
• Torben Waldorff, Afterburn (Artistshare, )
• Julie Lamontagne Triple, Now What (Justin Time, )
• Dave Lisik, Coming Through Slaughter: Grandeur Bolden Legend (SkyDeck Music, )
• Geggie Trio, Across the Sky (Plunge, )
• Bobby McFerrin, Vocabularies (Emarcy, )
• Torben Waldorff, American Rock Beauty (Artistshare, )
• Joel Harrison, Search (Sunnyside, )
• Ethan Winogrand, Half Full (Every Benefit Song, )
• Marshall Gilkes, Sound Stories (Alternate Side, )
• Hutchinson Andrew Threesome, Prairie Modern (Chronograph, )
• Samo Salamon, Stretching Out (Samo, )
• Antonio Sánchez, New Life (CAM Jazz, )
• Thana Alexa, Ode to Heroes (Jazz Village, )
• Alon Nechushtan, Venture Bound (Enja, )
• Kenny Carr, Idle Talk (CDBaby, )
• Dave Lisik, Machaut Chap and a Superman Hat (Rattle, )
• Pavel Wlosok Trio, Alternate Reality (CDBaby, )
• Enrico Pieranunzi, Proximity (CAM Jazz, )
• Monkey House, Left (Alma, )
• Enrico Pieranunzi, New Spring (CAM Jazz, )
• WinterFisch Quartet, Timeless (Jazz Sick, )
• Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr, Landed in Brooklyn (ACT, )
• Art Hirahara, Central Line (Posi-Tone, )
• Art Hirahara, Sunward Bound (Posi-Tone, )
• Michael Leonhart, The Painted Lady Suite (Sunnyside, )
• Sun Kil Moon, I Also Want to Die appearance New Orleans (Caldo Verde, )

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