David Binney

David Binney is an American alto saxophonist and composer living in New York City.^[1]

Biography

David was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Southern California. His parents were jazz fans, and introduced Binney to jazz musicians such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bobby Hutcherson and Wayne Shorter. Binney's parents also exposed him to the music of Jimi Hendrix, Milton Nascimento, Sly Stone and a variety of other styles of music that helped foster an interest in a broad spectrum of music. He began to study the saxophone with various teachers in Los Angeles. At the age of 19 he moved to New York City, where he studied with Phil Woods, Dave Liebman and George Coleman. In 1989, Binney was awarded an NEA Grant which he used to record his first album, Point Game on Owl Records.

Binney has performed in basement clubs in New York to jazz festivals in Europe, appeared on stage with Aretha Franklin, at Carnegie Hall, and with Maceo Parker. He has produced all of his own albums, in addition to two Lost Tribe releases. Binney is a founding member of Lost Tribe and Lan Xang, and has recorded as a sideman for Uri Caine's Mahler Project, Drew Gress' Jagged Sky and Medeski, Martin and Wood. David started his record label, Mythology Records, in 1998.

David Binney performs regularly at the 55 Bar in New York City, among many other venues.

Discography

Lifted Land - Criss Cross Records, 2013: Features Craig Taborn, Eivind Opsvik, Tyshawn Sorey

Barefooted Town - Criss Cross Records, 2011: Features Ambrose Akinmusire, David Virelles, Eivind Opsvik, Dan Weiss, Mark Turner

Graylen Epicenter - Mythology Records, 2011: with Craig Taborn, Ambrose Akinmusire, Eivind Opsvik, Wayne Krantz, Chris Potter, Brian Blade, Dan Weiss

Aliso - Criss Cross Records, 2010: Features Wayne Krantz, Jacob Sacks, John Escreet, Dan Weiss

Third Occasion - Mythology Records, 2009: Features Craig Taborn, Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mason, Corey King, Andy Hunter

Cities and Desire - Criss Cross Records, 2006: Features Mark Turner, Craig Taborn, Thomas Morgan, Dan Weiss

Out of Airplanes - Mythology Records, 2006: Features Bill Frisell, Craig Taborn, Kenny Wollesen, Eivind Opsvik

Bastion of Sanity – Criss Cross Records, 2005: Features Chris Potter, Jacob Sacks, Dan Weiss, Thomas Morgan

Fiestas de Agosto – Red Records, 2005: with Edward Simon

Welcome to Life - Mythology Records, 2004: Features Chris Potter, Craig Taborn, Brian Blade, Scott Colley, Adam Rogers

Balance - ACT Records, 2002: Features Wayne Krantz, Uri Caine, Tim Lefebvre, Fima Ephron, Donny McCaslin, Adam Rogers, Jim Black

South - ACT Records, 2001: Features Chris Potter, Uri Caine, Brian Blade, Scott Colley, Adam Rogers, Jim Black

A Small Madness - Auand Records, 2003: with Jeff Hirshfield

Afinidad - RED Records, 2001: with Edward Simon. Features Brian Blade, Scott Colley, Adam Rogers, Lucia Pulido

Lan Xang, Hidden Gardens – Naxos Records, 2000

Lan Xang, Lan Xang' - Mythology Records, 1998: Features Scott Colley, Donny McCaslin, Jeff Hirshfield

Free to Dream - Mythology Records, 1998: Features Jeff Hirshfield, Edward Simon, Kenny Wollesen, Scott Colley, Adam Rogers, Donny McCaslin and others

The Luxury of Guessing - Sledgehammer Blues (formerly AudioQuest Music), 1995: Features Jeff Hirshfield, Scott Colley, Uri Caine, Ben Monder, Donny McCaslin

Point Game - Owl Records/Mesa-Bluemoon Records, 1989: Features Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Edward Simon, Lonnie Plaxico, Adam Rogers

Performance credits

Jim Hall Quartet

Uri Caine: Mahler Project

Uri Caine: Bach Project

Lost Tribe w/Adam Rogers, Ben Perowsky, Fima Ephron

Global Theory w/David Gilmore, Uri Caine, James Genus, 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

References

External links

• Dave Binney Bio: http://www.mythologyrecords.com/binney.html
• Dave Binney Homepage: http://www.davidbinney.com/
• Review of Out of Airplanes
• Review of Cities and Desire
• Review of Oceanos