Jon Gordon (born 1966 in New York City) is an American jazz saxophonist who leads the Jon Gordon Quartet. In 1996, he won first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. He is currently a professor in the jazz program at the

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, Canada."Jazz is 'not about competition,' says Juno-nominated Winnipeg musician Jon Gordon"

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Manitoba, May 11, 2022. He received a

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nomination for Jazz Album of the Year (Solo) at the

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for his album ''Stranger Than Fiction''.Holly Gordon
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, May 14, 2022. He and faculty colleague Will Bonness, who won the award, both played on each other's albums.

Discography

As leader

* 1988: ''Beginnings and Endings'' (Taurus, 1989) * 1992: ''The Jon Gordon Quartet'' (

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, 1992) * 1994: ''Ask Me Now'' ( Criss Cross, 1995) * 1994: ''Spark'' (Chiaroscuro, 1995) * 1995: ''Witness'' (Criss Cross, 1996) * 1997: ''Along the Way'' (Criss Cross, 1997) * 1998: ''Currents'' (

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, 1998) * 1999?: ''The Things We Need'' (Double-Time, 1999) * 2000?: ''Possibilities'' (Double-Time, 2000) * 2001?: ''Contrasts'' with

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(Double-Time, 2001) * 2007?: ''The Things You Are'' (

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, 2007) * 2009?: ''Evolution'' (ArtistShare, 2009) * 2018: ''Answer'' (ArtistShare, 2019) * 2021?: ''Stranger Than Fiction'' (ArtistShare, 2021)

References

External links

Jon Gordon website
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