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Brian Landrus

Born: September 14, 1978

After 12 albums as a leader, multi-instrumentalist and composer Dr. Brian Landrus has become an internationally recognized low woodwind artist. Landrus specializes on the low woodwind family, specifically: baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet, contra alto clarinet, alto flute, and bass flute. As a composer, Landrus has written for solo instrument to symphony orchestra.

Landrus consistently places in the critics polls of the year in Downbeat Magazine and JazzTimes International Critics Polls.  Landrus was awarded “Rising Star” in the 2021 for bass clarinet and 2015 for baritone. Landrus’ 2020 release For Now, was chosen as Editor’s Pick in both Downbeat and JazzTimes. Landrus’ 25-piece orchestral album Generations, was named one of the best recordings of the year by NPR, Downbeat Magazine, JazzTimes, All About Jazz, Jazziz, Boston Globe and many other international publications. The New York Times wrote “With Generations, Mr. Landrus takes the jazz big band tradition into the mesosphere.”  

Just When You Think You Know

By Brian Landrus

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: All the Time; Continuance; Untold Story; One Year; Dear Fred; Averse; El Perro Sigma; Beyond; Trance; From the Night; Just When You Think You Know; Under Dark; Something Special; Paroxysm.

Blue Salience: For Yusef Lateef

By Jason Robinson

Label: Circumvention Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: The Curved Path; Soul Keepers; Blue Salience; Fathom (Remembering Water); Equipoise; Bright Spirits; The Cabin; Horizon; Manifold Oneness; Fifth Saga; The Heron; Gates of Truth; The Golden Hue

Tributaries

By New England Jazz Collaborative

Label: ACP Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Another Brighter Day; Ol' Liminal; Kiss Me Again; The Secret; Gee, Em; Green Turtle Strut

New England Jazz Collaborative: Tributaries

by Jack Bowers
August 25, 2026

Tributaries is the debut recording by the seventeen-member New England Jazz Collaborative whose origin and purpose are summed up as follows: “an artist-led non-profit collective dedicated to commissioning, presenting and documenting new music and expanding the audience for what remains a thrilling and vital musical form." The album consists of half a dozen fresh ...

Just When You Think You Know

August 3, 2026

Album: Just When You Think You Know
By Brian Landrus
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 6:12

Brian Landrus: Just When You Think You Know

by Angelo Leonardi
July 7, 2026

Non si può eccellere ogni volta. Dopo il superlativo Plays Ellington & Strayhorn Brian Landrus presenta un album meno palpitante ma sempre d'alto livello. Affermato polistrumentista della timbrica grave, Landrus privilegia in questo disco l'uso di sax tenore, flauto soprano e contralto agli strumenti che l'hanno reso famoso: il sax baritono. il clarinetto basso e il ...

The Greg Hopkins Jazz Orchestra: Chronography

by Jack Bowers
May 31, 2026

On Chronography, Boston-based trumpeter and composer Greg Hopkins and his 16-member Jazz Orchestra revitalize ten of the leader's never-before-recorded compositions and arrangements, most of them well-known standards from the Great American Songbook, that span more than half a century of astute and perceptive songwriting. The earliest, Willard Robison's “Old Folks," was arranged for the ...

Peter Erskine, Walter Smith III, Shawn Lovato, Jed Levy-Phil Robson Quartet

by Cheryl K.
April 13, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, choice cuts from new releases from saxophonists John Sweenie, Ben Flocks, Brian Landrus, and Walter Smith III; drummer Peter Erskine; two selections from saxophonist and flautist Carl Clements; bassist/composer Shawn Lovato; and the Jed Levy-Phil Robson Quartet. Playlist Regina Carter “Love Theme from Spartacus“ ...

Ted Rosenthal, Bernie Senensky, Michel Petrucciani, Faye Carol & Ken Peplowski

by Joe Dimino
April 12, 2026

We kick off the 953rd Episode of Neon Jazz in style--guided by the elegant touch of Ted Rosenthal and the timeless voice of the late, great Ken Peplowski. Their music from the 2026 album The Good Old Days sets the tone--both a celebration and a heartfelt nod to a true legend whose sound remains woven into ...