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American alto saxophonist and composer. Born: August 02, 1961, in Miami, Florida. David has recorded 20+ albums as a leader or co-leader and recorded on more than 300 other albums. David was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in Southern California. At the age of 19 moved to New York City and lived there for many years. He now resides in Los Angeles. And Produces records and performs worldwide. He also mixes and masters records. Creator/Producer of the band that was David Bowie's Blackstar. Known for his performances and recordings with such prestigious groups as Knower (Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi), Chrissie Hynde, Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, Jim Hall, Uri Caine, Vinicius Cantuaria, Carlinhos Brown, Norah Jones, Antonio Sanchez, Wayne Krantz, Chris Potter, Nguyen Le, Miles Okazaki, Joe Locke, Edward Simon, Dan Weiss, Alex Sipiagin, Joel Harrison, Bobby Previte, Cecil McBee, and countless others. David was also a co-founder of the hard-edged quintet "Lost Tribe" and the open-form collective quartet "Lan Xang." David’s distinctive saxophone sound and innovative compositions have been heard from basement clubs in New York to jazz festivals in Europe and the world. David has also appeared with Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall, and with Jamiroquai, Maceo Parker, to name a few. He has produced all of his own 30 albums, and many others including two of the Lost Tribe releases, 7 Donny McCaslin releases, and a Scott Colley “The Architect of the Silent Moment”.. David started his record label, Mythology Records, in 1998. David also created the group the Donny McCaslin group that eventually became the group on David Bowie’s #1 record Blackstar. He has won the Downbeat Critics Poll 3 different times in the Alto Saxophone category and placed in Producer, Album, et al.. He has had front cover features in Downbeat and Jazz Times, featured in the NY Times Art section, and many other publications. "Add David Binney's dynamic voice on saxophone and his great writing to the chorus of creators re-invigorating jazz."- The Montreal Gazette The albums that David owns are available on this site. All of his other albums, in addition to the ones on this site, are readily accessible on most streaming platforms. And most are available physical CDs/LPs. Teaching: David has been teaching worldwide for many years. Besides teaching privately in person and via Zoom, Skype, etc.. he teaches at schools worldwide. A few notable ones are USC, Cal Arts, NYU, on staff at the New School NYC, Manhattan School of Music, the Paris Conservatoire, Rotterdam Conservatory, Amsterdam Conservatory, Groningen Conservatory, Siena Jazz, U of Western Michigan, U of Toronto, Humber, U of Montreal, U of Miami, North Texas, and many others.
2024
2022
Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2022
Mythology Records
CDr, Album, Ltd
2022
2021
Mythology Records
CD
2020
Mythology Records
File, MP3, WAV, Album
2019
Sunnyside
CD, Album
2019
Jazzhaus
2xCD, Album
2019
Red Records (15), GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
CD, Comp
2018
Metonic Records
LP, Album
2018
2017
Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2017
Not On Label (Genevieve Artadi Self-released)
File, AIFF
2016
2015
Jazz&People
CD, Album
2015
2014
Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2013
Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2012
Jellymould Jazz
CD, Album
2011
Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2011
Mythology Records
CD, Album
2010
Criss Cross Jazz, Criss Cross Jazz, Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2009
Posi-Tone
CD, Album
2009
Mythology Records
CD, Album
2009
JazzSick Records
CD, Album
2009
Romhog
CD, Album, dig
2007
Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2007
HighNote Records, Inc.
CD, Album
2006
Mythology Records
CD, Album
2006
Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2006
Not On Label
File, MP3, VBR
2006
Tone Of A Pitch
CD, Album
2006
Not On Label
CD, Album
2005
Criss Cross Jazz
CD, Album
2005
Red Record
CD, Album
2005
2004
Mythology Records
CD, Album
2003
AUAND
CD, Album, Enh
2002
ACT (4)
CD, Album
2001
ACT (4)
CD, Album
2001
Red Records (15)
CD, Album
1998
Mythology Records
CD, Album
1995
AudioQuest Music, AudioQuest Music
CD, Album
1990
2013
Le Boeuf Brothers Music
CD
2020
Effendi Records
CD, Album
2016
2015
2012
Greenleaf Music
CD, Album
2010
Greenleaf Music
CD, Album
2009
Sunnyside
CD, Album
2009
Cachuma Records
CD, Album
2008
Greenleaf Music
CD, Album
2008
OA2 Records
CD, Album
2007
2007
2006
Sunnyside
CD, Album
2004
ACT (4)
CD, Album
2003
Arabesque Jazz
CD, Album
2000
1998
Mythology Records
CD
1996
GM Recordings
CD, Album
2018
Sunnyside Communications
CD, Album
2021
bjurecords
CD
2013
Iluso Records
CD, Album, Ltd
2024
Not On Label (John Ambrosini Self-released)
CD, Album
2024
Unit Records (2)
CD, Album
2024
Third Colony Music
13xFile, WAV, Album
2024
2024
2023
Not On Label
File, FLAC, MP3, WAV, Album
2023
2023
2023
2023
2022
ΠKmusic
CD, Album
2022
Not On Label (Anthony Fung Self-released)
9xFile, AAC, Album, 256
2022
Thick Records
CD, Album
2022
Thick Records
LP, Album
2022
2022
2022
2021
ACT (4)
CD, Comp
2021
Not On Label
LP, Album, Ltd, Ltd
2021
Incipit Records
CD, Album
2020
Orenda Records
7xFile, FLAC, Album
2020
Not On Label
File, WAV, EP
2020
2020
2020
2018
Not On Label
CD, Album
2018
Origin Records
CD, Album
2018
Beat Games
File, FLAC, Single
2018
HighNote Records, Inc.
CD, Album
2018
HighNote Records, Inc.
CDr, Album, Promo
2018
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