WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT DAVE BINNEY: 　　Stereophile says: "Dave Binney possesses one of the most original minds in contemporary music". 　　 　　The Montreal Gazette says it best: "Add Dave Binney's dynamic voice on saxophone and his great writing to the chorus of creators re-invigorating jazz." 　　 　　DownBeat calls Binney "...a strikingly original composer/leader/conceptualist." **** 1/2 　　 　　BIO: 　　Acclaimed as a considerable and highly individual compositional talent, saxophonist Dave Binney is one of the most prolific young jazz musicians on the scene today. Winning praise from critics and colleagues alike, Dave was recently singled out by Jazz Times as one of a handful of "young players who have created an alternative jazz scene...all of whom are playing adventurous, original music." 　　 　　Known for his performances with such prestigious groups as the big bands of Gil Evans and Maria Schneider, as well as with Jim Hall, Bobby Previte and the Cecil McBee quintet. Dave was also a co-founder of the hard-edged quintet "Lost Tribe" and the open-form collective quartet "Lan Xang." With these groups and on his own, he has recorded a dozen albums as leader or co-leader. 　　 　　Dave was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Southern California. His love of jazz dates back to his childhood, when the music of Coltrane, Miles, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter and many others was introduced to him by his parents (along with that of Milton Nascimento, Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, of course). He began to study the saxophone and at the age of 19 moved to New York City to play gigs and to study with Phil Woods, Dave Liebman and George Coleman. 　　 　　In 1989 Dave was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to record his first album. "Point Game", which was released on the French label Owl Records, featuring Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Edward Simon, Adam Rogers and Lonnie Plaxico. 　　 　　Since then, Dave's distinctive saxophone sound and innovative compositions have been heard from basement clubs in New York to jazz festivals in Europe. In addition to Dave's extensive work as a leader, he has been sought after as a sideman, appearing on record with Medeski, Martin & Wood and Uri Caine's Mahler Project. Dave has also appeared on stage with Aretha Franklin, at Carnegie Hall, and with Maceo Parker, to name a few. He has produced all of his own albums, in addition to two of the Lost Tribe releases. Dave started his record label, Mythology Records, in 1998. 　　 　　"Welcome to Life" Group Bio's 　　 　　Chris Potter is widely regarded as one of the finest jazz saxophonists of his generation. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Chris spent most of his childhood in Columbia, South Carolina. He exhibited an early interest in all kinds of music and quickly became a prodigy, mastering several instruments including guitar and piano, and finally gravitating toward the alto and tenor saxophone. Chris played his first professional jazz gig at age 13 and quickly developed a devoted local following. He attended college in New York City, first at the New School, and later at Manhattan School of Music. Chris has released a number of albums as leader and has performed and recorded with many leading musicians including Kenny Werner, Red Rodney, Marian McPartland, the Mingus Big Band, Paul Motian, Ray Brown, Jim Hall, James Moody, Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Mike Mainieri, Steve Swallow, Steely Dan, Dave Holland, Joanne Brackeen, and many more. His 1998 CD Vertigo was named one of the year's top ten jazz CDs by both Jazziz magazine and The New York Times. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for his work on the Joanne Brackeen recording Pink Elephant Magic. His 2004 CD Lift: Live At The Village Vanguard was named one of the year's ten best new jazz recordings by Fred Kaplan of Slate. 　　 　　Adam Rogers There aren't that many guitarists who can claim to have played alongside both John Zorn and Norah Jones. But Adam Rogers, whose credits also include stints with Regina Carter, Elvis Costello, the Mingus Orchestra, and Simon Shaheen, and who was co-leader of the respected fusion band Lost Tribe, is nothing if not broad-minded. The nice thing is that in his work as a leader he lets his wide range of experiences influence his playing without feeling the need to showcase all of them individually; instead, he plays in a generally quite straight-ahead style, with a unique combination of a warm, intimate tone and a sometimes aggressive attack. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide 　　 　　Craig Taborn Jazz pianist and organist, Craig Taborn, began working professionally during the 1990's in a variety of musical contexts; ranging from straight-ahead jazz to more outside music, with young jazz musicians, seasoned veterans, and even techno artists. In his hometown of Minneapolis, Taborn studied piano, composition, and music theory with area university professors before going away to college. Prior to graduating from college, Taborn performed on three recordings as a member of the James Carter Quartet. After graduating with a liberal arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1995, DIW released Taborn's first date as a leader, The Craig Taborn Trio. He then moved to New York City, and by the close of the '90s, had performed on two more Carter releases, Roscoe Mitchell's 1999 ECM release: Nine to Get Ready, Detroiter Carl Craig's techno-jazz project: Innerzone Orchestra, and on Hugh Ragin's Afternoon in Harlem. At the beginning of 2000, Taborn was active performing along with drummer Tom Rainey in Tim Berne's latest project, Quiksand. 　　 　　Scott Colley, an in-demand sideman, also gained recognition for his important work as a leader. The Los Angeles-born bassist studied jazz and composition at the California Institute for the Arts, graduated in 1988, and relocated to New York. His first major gig was with the late Carmen McRae. He has since performed and recorded with a who's who of contemporary jazz musicians including Jim Hall, Andrew Hill, Joe Henderson, John Scofield, Renee Rosnes, Brian Blade, Chris Potter, Ben Perowsky, Tim Ries, Rick Margitza, and more. Since the release of his debut CD, Portable Universe, in 1997, Colley has recorded for Criss Cross, SteepleChase, Arabesque, and Palmetto. ~ David R. Adler, All Music Guide 　　 　　Brian Blade A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Brian established himself as a versatile, accomplished drummer early in his career, appearing on albums by the likes of Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett and Bob Dylan before he released his first album, Brian Blade Fellowship at the age of 27 in 1998. Perceptual followed two years later. Also recorded w/Joni Mitchell, Wayne Shorter, et al ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide 　　 　　FULL DISCOGRAPHY: 　　~David Binney>Bastion of Sanity - Criss Cross Records, 2005: Features Chris Potter, Jacob Sacks, Dan Weiss, Thomas Morgan 　　~David Binney and Edward Simon>Fiestas de Agosto - Red Records, 2005 　　~David Binney>Welcome to Life - Mythology Records, 2004 Features: Chris Potter, Craig Taborn, Brian Blade, Scott Colley, Adam Rogers 　　~David Binney and Jeff Hirshfield>A Small Madness - Auand Records, 2003 　　~David Binney>Balance - ACT Records, 2002 Features: Wayne Krantz, Uri Caine, Tim Lefebvre, Fima Ephron, Donny McCaslin, Adam Rogers, Jim Black 　　~David Binney>Afinidad - RED Records, 2001 w/Edward Simon; Features: Brian Blade, Scott Colley, Adam Rogers, Lucia Pulido 　　~David Binney>South - ACT Records, 2001 Features: Chris Potter, Uri Caine, Brian Blade, Scott Colley, Adam Rogers, Jim Black 　　~Lan Xang>Hidden Gardens - Naxos Records, 2000 　　~David Binney>Free to Dream - Mythology Records, 1998 Features: Jeff Hirshfield, Edward Simon, Kenny Wollesen, Scott Colley, Adam Rogers, Donny McCaslin and others 　　~Edward Simon Group>La Bikina - Mythology Records, 1998 Features: Edward Simon, Mark Turner, Ben Street, Adam Cruz and others 　　~Lan Xang - Mythology Records, 1998 Features: Scott Colley, Donny McCaslin, Jeff Hirshfield 　　~Lost Tribe>Many Lifetimes-- Arabesque Records, 1998 　　~David Binney>The Luxury of Guessing - Audioquest Records, 1995 Features: Jeff Hirshfield, Scott Colley, Uri Caine, Ben Monder, Donny McCaslin 　　~Lost Tribe>Soulfish - Windham Hill/High St. Records, 1994 　　~Lost Tribe - Windham Hill Records, 1993 Produced by Walter Becker 　　~David Binney>Point Game - Owl Records/Mesa-Bluemoon Records, 1991 Features: Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Edward Simon, Lonnie Plaxico, Adam Rogers 　　 　　~Samo Salamon>Sextet Ela's Dream - Splasch Records, 2005 　　~Alex Sipiagin>Equilibrium - Criss Cross Records, 2005 　　~Alex Sipiagin>Images - TCB Records, 1998 　　~Joel Harrison>So Long Second Street - ACT Records, 2004 　　~Joel Harrison>Free Country - ACT Records, 2003 Features Norah Jones, Uri Caine and others 　　~Donny McCaslin>The Way Through - Arabesque Records, 2003 　　Eric St. Laurent Group Osmose - Jazzhaus Muzik, 2003 Featured Special Guest 　　~Jazzhole>Circle of the Sun - 2003 　　~Jazzhole>And the Feeling Goes Round - Mesa-Bluemoon Records, 1995 　　~Jazzhole - Mesa-Bluemoon Records, 1994 Featured Soloist 　　~John Zorn>Voices in the Wilderness - Tzadik Records, 2003 　　~Fima Ephron>Soul Machine - Tzadik Records, 2001 　　~Matthew Garrison - GJP, 2000 　　~David Gilmore>Ritualism - Kashka Music, 2000 　　~Uri Caine Mahler Project>Live in Toblach - Winter and Winter, 1999 　　~Uri Caine Mahler Project>Urlicht - Winter and Winter, 1997 　　~Drew Gress' Jagged Sky>Heyday - Soulnote Records, 1998 　　~Leni Stern>Recollection - LSR Recordings, 1998 w/Kenny Wollesen, Don Falzone, Lisa Michel and others 　　~Scott Colley>Portable Universe - Freelance Records, 1998 　　~Medeski, Martin, & Wood>It's a Jungle in Here - Grammavision Records, 1994 　　~Virgil Moorfield>Distractions on the Way to the Kings Party - 1994 　　~Dreamtime - Fibre Records, 1993 　　~Life on Mars - 1993 Featured Special Guest 　　~Lonnie Plaxico>Short Takes - Muse Records, 1993 　　~Alain Mion>In New York - 1992 w/Tom Rainey and Marc Johnson 　　Fernando Tarres Cyclical Obsessions 　　~Boomish>Clearance Sale - ESC Records, 2000 　　 　　AS PRODUCER: 　　All of his own records 　　Joel Harrison So Long Second Street - ACT Records, 2004 　　Donny McCaslin The Way Through - Arabesque Records, 2003 　　Jamie Baum (co) 1996 　　Lost Tribe Soulfish (co) 1995 　　Lost Tribe Many Lifetimes (co) 1998 　　 　　GIGS INCLUDE: 　　Aretha Franklin, Carnegie Hall 1996 　　Maceo Parker, Montreal 1996 　　Jamiroquai, Montreal 1995 　　Saturday Night Live Band, 1999 　　Jim Hall Quartet, Village Vanguard 2001 　　Lucinda Williams, Central Park 2002 　　 　　BANDS INCLUDE: 　　Jim Hall Quartet 　　Uri Caine: Mahler Project 　　Uri Caine: Bach Project 　　Lost Tribe w/Adam Rogers, Ben Perowsky, Fima Ephron 　　Global Theory w/James Genus, Dave Gilmore, Uri Caine, 　　Rodney Holmes 　　Marvin "Smitty" Smith Electric Band 　　Wayne Krantz Band 　　Joel Harrison: Free Country 　　Kenny Wollesen: "The Wollesens" 　　Steve Bernstein: Sex Mob w/John Medeski 　　Gil Evans Orchestra 　　Maria Schneider Orchestra 　　Lan Xang w/ Donny McCaslin, Kenny Wollesen, Scott Colley 　　Drew Gress: Jagged Sky w/Kenny Wollesen, Ben Monder 　　Bobby Previte: Horse 　　Edward Simon Group 　　Cecil Mcbee Band 　　Eumir Deodato Band 　　 　　TOURS: 　　Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Latin America: 1991-2005, inclusive