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  • Gary Thomas, Chair of Jazz Studies and Richard and Elizabeth Case Professor, Peabody Institute
    Gary Thomas, Chair of Jazz Studies and Richard and Elizabeth Case Professor, Peabody Institute
  • Middle Way.mp3
    Herbie Hancock Quartet performing Terri Lyne Carrington's composition, Middle Way. Personnel: Gary Thomas (Tenor Saxophone and Flute), Herbie Hancock (Piano), Scott Colley (Bass), Terri Lyne Carrington (Drums)
  • Urban - Steve Coleman
  • 02. The Corner.mp3
    Terri Lyne Carrington's quintet performing her composition, The Corner. Personnel: Gary Thomas (Tenor Saxophone and Flute), Gregoire Maret (Harmonica), Mulgrew Miller (Piano), John Patitucci (Bass), Terri Lyne Carrington (Drums)

About Gary

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Hailed by JazzTimes as one of the most “original saxophone voices” of his generation, Gary Thomas has secured a central place in jazz history.   

As a saxophonist, flutist, composer and educator, Thomas is absolutely second to none.  One of the few true pioneers of our time, his contributions place him in a class of wholly individual artists who have simultaneously set the technical standard for and reinvented the language of their art.  His resume… more

Gary Thomas' Pariahs' Pariahs "At Risk"

Live CD Recording at the Johns Hopkins Club
Personnel
Gary Thomas: Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Russell Kirk: Alto Saxophone
Jacob Yoffee: Soprano Saxophone
Nathan Hook: Bass Clarinet
Alex Norris: Trumpet
Larry Williams; French Horn
Andre Hayward:  Trombone
Chia-yin "Carol" Ma: Violin 
Andre Talle: Cello
Paul Bollenback: Guitar
Kevin Clark: Guitar
Blake Meister: Bass
Byung Kang: Drums

Tunes
1. Exile's Gate
2. Pariah's Pariah
3. Peace of the Corridor
4. The Divide
5. No Mercy Rule 
6. Who's In Control
  • At Risk .jpg
    At Risk .jpg
    At Risk CD Cover
  • Exile's Gate 161025.mp3
    Exile's Gate - Gary Thomas
  • Pariah's Pariah 161024.mp3
    Pariah's Pariahs - Gary Thomas
  • The Divide 161025.mp3
    The Divide - Gary Thomas

Gary Thomas 4tet

  • Gary Thomas 4tet @ Metropolitan Palermo February 22, 2010
    Gary Thomas Italian Tour

John McLaughlin's The Heart of Things

European Tour
Personnel
John McLaughlin: Guitar
Gary Thomas: Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Flute
Jim Beard: Piano, Keyboards
Matthew Garrison: Electric Bass
Dennis Chambers: Drums
  • John McLaughlin Stuttgart 1998 Full Concert

John Patitucci Quartet

Personnel
John Patitucci: Electric and Upright Bass
Gary Thomas: Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
John Beasley: Piano and Keyboards
Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums
  • John Patitucci w/ Vinnie Colaiuta - Poland 1993 Complete

Gary Thomas' Overkill

Personnel
Gary Thomas: Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Synthesizers, Vocals
Dontae Winslow: Trumpet, Vocals
Tim Murphy: Piano, Keyboards
Ed Howard: Bass
Scott Peaker; Drums
  • GARY THOMAS: Overkill; Have Hope; MONTREUX JAZZ FES 1995

Gary Thomas' Pariahs' Pariahs "At Risk" (Live at the Johns Hopkins Club

Personnel
Gary Thomas: Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Russell Kirk: Alto Saxophone
Jacob Yoffee: Soprano Saxophone
Nathan Hook: Bass Clarinet
Alex Norris: Trumpet
Larry Williams; French Horn
Andre Hayward: Trombone
Chia-yin "Carol" Ma: Violin 
Andre Talle: Cello
Paul Bollenback: Guitar
Kevin Clark: Guitar
Blake Meister: Bass
Byung Kang: Drums
  • The Divide- Gary Thomas' "Pariah's Pariahs"

Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition Mt. Fuli Jazz Festival

Personnel
Gary Thomas: Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Greg Osby: Alto and Soprano Saxophones
Mick Goodrick: Guitar
Lonnie Plaxico: Bass
Jack DeJohnette
  • Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition / On Golden Beams (1991)

Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra

Personnel
Todd Marcus: Bass Clarinet
Russell Kirk: Alto Saxophone
Brent Birkhead: Alto Saxophone, Flute
Gary Thomas: Tenor Saxophone
Alex Norris: Trumpet
Alan Ferber: Trombone
Alex Brown: Piano
Jeff Reed: Bass
Eric Kennedy
Irene Ialenti: Voice
  • Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra - Heartlands
  • Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra - Heartlands

From the Archives: Steve Braude Quartet with Gary Thomas--12/1982

Personnel
Gary Thomas: Flute
Steve Braude: Piano
Larry Kinling: Bass
Marc Gottshall: Drums
  • From the Archives: Steve Braude Quartet with Gary Thomas--12/1982