About Jon Irabagon

A favorite of both critics and musicians alike, saxophonist Jon Irabagon is one of today’s most respected jazz artists. An integral member of such notable ensembles as Mostly Other People Do The Killing and the Mary Halvorson Quintet, as well as an established bandleader in his own right, Irabagon was the winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition and has since topped the Rising Star Alto Saxophone category in the DownBeat Critics’ Poll and been named one of Time Out New York‘s 25 New York City Jazz Icons.

His diverse career has not only taken him all over the world, but also to all parts of the musical spectrum, especially in jazz where he has embraced projects spanning the mainstream to the avant-garde. He has also performed with a variety of pop and rock artists and in the realms of contemporary classical, modern dance and musical theater. His current projects include his own bands Outright! and Foxy Trio, I Don’t Hear Nothin’ But The Blues with Mick Barr and Mike Pride, and a duo with drummer Barry Altschul.

Featured Discography

Mostly Other People Do The Killing, The Coimbra Concert (Clean Feed, 2011)

Evans City

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Pen Argyl

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Bryan and The Haggards, Still Alive and Kickin’ Down The Walls (Hot Cup Records, 2011)

Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart 

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San Antonio Rose 

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Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord, Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! (Hot Cup Records, 2011)

The Bravest Little Pilot No. 2 

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Ears Like A Fox 

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Jon Irabagon with special guest Barry Altschul, Foxy (Hot Cup Records, 2010)

Foxy

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Hydroxy

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Mary Halvorson Quintet, Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12 Records, 2010)

Mile High Like (No. 16)

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Crescent White Singe (No. 13)

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Jon Irabagon, Outright! (Innova, 2008)

Groovin’ High

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Oddjob

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