Jon Irabagon
Jon Irabagon (* 1979 ) is an American saxophonist.
Jon Irabagon studied alto saxophone and piano in high school. He made his first professional appearances in the Chicago area . He studied music and journalism at DePaul University . a. with John Abercrombie , Tom Harrell and Dick Oatts as well as Richard Marx , The Pointer Sisters and Michael Bublé . In 2001 he moved to New York City , where he studied at the Manhattan School of Music with Dick Oatts, Dave Liebman , Dave Binney , Jason Moran and Billy Drewes . After obtaining his master’s degree in 2003, he continued his studies in the jazz program of the Juilliard School , with Victor Goines as tutor.
He is best known mid-2000s by awards such as the Downbeat Magazine's Student Music Awards (2004/06) and scholarships for the Henry Mancini Institute, Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program and the Steans Institute of Jazz , where he worked in Chicago with David Baker worked .
The double bass player and composer Moppa Elliott brought him to his quartet Mostly Other People Do the Killing in 2003 (as did Peter Evans and Kevin Shea). In 2008 he was the winner of the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition . He is currently working with his quintet, with whom he will write his debut album Outright! (Innova), also in a duo with drummer Mike Pride ( I Don't Hear Nothin 'But the Blues ) and the Sonny Rollins Tribute Trio . He is also co-leader of the band Confluence with graduates from the Manhattan School of Music and a member of the improvisation group RIDD Quartet , with whom he recorded an album for Clean Feed . He also participated in recordings of Mary Halvorson ( Saturn Sings , 2010) and the Jostein Gulbrandsen Quartet.
Discographic notes
- Outright (2008) with Eivind Opsvik , Russ Johnson , Kris Davis , Jeff Davis
- I Don't Hear Nothin 'But the Blues (Irabbagast, 2009) with Mike Pride, Mick Barr
- The Observer (Concord, 2009) with Kenny Barron , Rufus Reid , Victor Lewis
- Foxy (Hot Cup Records, 2010) with Barry Altschul , Peter Brenier
- Jon Irabagon's Outright! - Unhinged (Irabragast Records, 2012)
- Jon Irabagon / Mike Pride / Mick Barr: I Don't Hear Nothin 'But The Blues Volume 2: Appalachian Haze (Irabbagast Records, 2012)
- Jon Irabagon Quartet with Tim Hagans : Dr. Quixotic's Traveling Exotics (Irabbagast, 2018)
- Anders Svanoe / Jon Irabagon: Duets (2009)
Web links
- Web presence of Irabagon
- Portrait at All About Jazz
- Jon Irabagon at Allmusic (English)
- Jon Irabagon at Discogs (English)
- Saxophonist Irabagon Playing was coming , portrait of Irabagon by Stefan Hentz in Die Zeit on May 7, 2011, accessed October 18, 2012
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Irabagon, Jon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |