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.Jazz Improv, 2007, Volume 7, Issues 3–4, p. 198 "For a while an item near the top of my music to do list has been to check out saxophonist Jon Gordon. His resume boasts a first place finish in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in 1996, as well as musical associations with acclaimed"
He is currently a professor in the jazz program at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada."Jazz is 'not about competition,' says Juno-nominated Winnipeg musician Jon Gordon". CBC News Manitoba, May 11, 2022. He received a Juno Award nomination for Jazz Album of the Year (Solo) at the Juno Awards of 2022 for his album Stranger Than Fiction.Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022. He and faculty colleague Will Bonness, who won the award, both played on each other's albums.
Discography As leader/co-leader 1988: Beginnings and Endings (Taurus, 1989) 1992: The Jon Gordon Quartet (Chiaroscuro, 1992) 1994: Ask Me Now (Criss Cross Jazz, 1995) 1994: Spark (Chiaroscuro, 1995) 1995: Witness (Criss Cross Jazz, 1996) 1997: Along the Way (Criss Cross Jazz, 1997) 1998: Currents (Double-Time, 1998) 1999: The Things We Need (Double-Time, 1999) 2000?: Possibilities (Double-Time, 2000) 2001?: Contrasts with Bill Charlap (Double-Time, 2001) 2005: The Things You Are (ArtistShare, 2007) 2009?: Evolution (ArtistShare, 2009) 2018: Answer (ArtistShare, 2019) 2021?: Stranger Than Fiction (ArtistShare, 2021)
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External links Jon Gordon website