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John Gunther

John Gunther — Saxophonist • Composer • Multi-Reedist • Educator

John Gunther picked the saxophone in third grade because he liked its shape—and everything since has grown from that lucky choice. He’s now an acclaimed performer, composer, collaborator, and educator whose work moves fluently between jazz, classical, new music, chamber settings, world traditions, and electronics. “In the 21st century, we carry the sum of human music in our pockets,” he says. “Part of our job as artists is to figure out how to process and navigate that.” Gunther draws on jazz, folk, classical, and global “style tributaries,” shaping them with an ear for melody, groove, and narrative.

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Painting the Dream

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: In Praise of Softness; Mother Juggler; In Motian; Two Steps Forward; Ron Song; Blues for Dru; Painting the Dream; Us; Turn About; Play Date; Elliptical Motion; When Time Stops; Bubbles.

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Ronsongs

Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1.Every Fifth Sunday 04:17 2.When Jesus Called, I Turned Away 09:53 3.Grown Folks 06:46 4.Be Humble, Be Quiet 07:45 5.Glass Jaw 07:05 6.Sleepyhead 05:54

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Elliptical Motion

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:32

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Brad Goode: Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer

Read "Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer" reviewed by Jack Bowers


"Polytonal," according to Webster's, denotes “the simultaneous use of two or more musical keys." Denver-based trumpeter and educator Brad Goode makes full use of that technique on The Snake Charmer, the debut recording by Goode's well-named Polytonal Big Band. When all has been written and played, two things are clear: first, Goode is a world-class big-band ...

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Goose Chase

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 08:48

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Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Goose Chase; The Snake Charmer; Just a Thought; Ornithology; Pentacles; Cabin in the Sky; Hypnotic Suggestion; I Can't Forget About You.

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Tales From The Tank

Label: John Gunther Music
Released: 2024

Album

If There Are Mountains

Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2023

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East & West: The New West Quartet

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1.Bye-Ya 06:47 2.The New West 08:21 3.Pó dos días 08:19 4.Boulder Blues 05:57 5.Don’t Forget Ornette 03:47 6.Moment’s Notice 05:53 7.Que falta 07:03 8. Poka Blues 07:09


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