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Donny McCaslin

Donald Paul McCaslin (born August 11, 1966) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has recorded over a dozen albums as a bandleader in addition to many sideman appearances, including on David Bowie's final studio album, Blackstar (2016).

Donny McCaslin

Donald Paul McCaslin

(1966-08-11) August 11, 1966
Santa Clara, California

Musician

Saxophone

1978–present

Early life[edit]

McCaslin was born in Santa Clara, California, on August 11, 1966.[1] His father was a vibraphonist, and McCaslin played in his father's ensemble at the age of twelve.[1] He had his own group in high school, which played three years at the Monterey Jazz Festival.[1]

2004: – "Bulería, Soleá Y Rumba" on Concert in the Garden by Maria Schneider[7][8]

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

2013: – "Stadium Jazz" on Casting for Gravity[8][9]

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

2015: Best Improvised Jazz Solo – "Arbiters of Evolution" on The Thompson Fields by Maria Schneider[10]

[8]

Exile and Discovery (, 1998)

Naxos

Seen from Above (, 2000)

Arabesque

The Way Through (Arabesque, 2003)

Soar (, 2006)

Sunnyside

Give and Go (, 2006)

Criss Cross Jazz

In Pursuit (Sunnyside, 2007)

Recommended Tools (, 2008)

Greenleaf

Declaration (Sunnyside, 2009)

Perpetual Motion (Greenleaf, 2010)

Casting for Gravity (Greenleaf, 2012)

Fast Future (Greenleaf, 2015)

Beyond Now (Motéma, 2016)

Blow. (Motéma, 2018)

Jong Metropole Orkest (Rotterdam 2022)

I Want More (, 2023)

Edition Records

Official site