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Chris Pitts

Born: November 14

Steeped in Post Bop and Blues, Detroit Saxophonist, Chris Pitts made Manhattan, San Francisco and Paris, his homes before moving to Boston. His bands have always featured energetic rhythm sections and adventurous music. He performs regularly in the Boston area and released a recording titled "42". Active as a music producer, he produces the annual Newton Piano Summit and music for several local fairs. He also serves as Festival of the Arts Chair in Newton and Co-chair of the Newton Cultural Council.

He has performed at major jazz festivals and clubs in North America and Europe and played with jazz notables; Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Thad Jones, Phil Woods, Jon Faddis, Regina Carter, James Carter, Betty Carter, Geri Allen, Robert Hurst, Kenny Garrett, Roy Brooks, Johnny O’Neil, Ralph Armstrong, Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, Danny Spencer, Rick Margitza, Kim Nalley, Eula Lawrence, John Handy, Madeline Eastman, Kitty Margolis, Bruce Forman, Mike Clark, Grover Washington Jr., Ronnie Cuber, Steve Slagel, Winard Harper, Marvin Stamm, Herb Geller, Wes Wirth, John Lockwood, Sean Skeete, Yuron Israel, Charles Boles, Sam Sanders, Jaribu Shahid, Ralph Peterson, and Warren Gale.

Sean Imboden Large Ensemble: Communal Heart

by Jack Bowers
June 17, 2026

Communal Heart is the first album by saxophonist and composer Sean Imboden's superb Indiana-based Large Ensemble, recorded about a year before his second recording, Uncharted Realms (Self Produced, 2026). As before, all the compositions and arrangements are Imboden's, while the personnel in the eighteen-member orchestra remains virtually intact. If there is a difference between ...

42 - Adult Music

By Chris Pitts

Label: Jazznation Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: I Want You Baby: Morning Star:Old School: To Yusef Lateef With Love:One Fish, Two Fish:Smiling Eyes:Redwood Foreigner:Rudy:42:Whoville:Paul's Rondo Beach Party:

Trench Heroes - Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

By Chris Pitts

Label: Jazznation Records
Released: 1997
Track listing: Slop: Buddy T: Going to Chicago: City Lights: Dissapproachment: Self Help is Needed: Body and Soul: These Times:

Live at Pearl's - Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

By Chris Pitts

Label: JazzNation
Released: 1996
Track listing: Tomorrow's Blues Today: Invitation: Angel Eyes: Dolphin Dance: Night in Tunisia: Basic-ally Yours