Teodross Avery (born July 2, 1973) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

tenor saxophonist The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

, who has released albums for the record labels including

GRP Records GRP® Records (Grusin-Rosen Productions) is a jazz record label founded by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen (producer), Larry Rosen in 1978. Distributed by Verve Records, GRP® was originally known for its digital recordings that focuses on its jazz ...

and

Impulse! Records Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positi ...

. A native of the

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, his 2019 album, ''After the Rain: A Night for Coltrane'', was released on

Tompkins Square Records Tompkins Square Records is an independent record label producing archival releases of gospel, blues, jazz, and country music. History In 2005, Josh Rosenthal launched Tompkins Square Records in New York City after working 15 years in a variety of ...

in May that year. ''Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk'' followed in September 2020.

Discography

Albums

* ''In Other Words'' (

, 1994) * ''My Generation'' (

Impulse! Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positiv ...

, 1996) * ''New Day New Groove'' (5th Power Records, 2001) * ''Diva's Choice'' (CD Baby, 2009) * ''Bridging the Gap: Hip Hop Jazz'' (BTG Music, 2011) * ''Post Modern Trap Music'' (Katalyst Entertainment, 2017) * ''After The Rain: A Night For Coltrane'' (

Tompkins Square Tompkins Square Park is a public park in the Alphabet City portion of East Village, Manhattan, New York City. The square-shaped park, bounded on the north by East 10th Street, on the east by Avenue B, on the south by East 7th Street, and on ...

, 2019) * ''Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk'' (WJ3 Records, 2020)

References

1973 births Living people American jazz tenor saxophonists Jazz musicians from California GRP Records artists Impulse! Records artists People from Fairfield, California {{US-jazz-saxophonist-stub