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Quinsin Nachoff

Born: December 21, 1973

Quinsin Nachoff is a composer and saxophonist who writes for ensembles of varying scale, often shaping the music around the specific performers who will play it. He is equally engaged in composition and improvisation, and frequently performs in the music he leads. Based in Brooklyn and originally from Toronto, his recent work includes long-term collaborations with scientists and filmmakers, alongside concert and chamber projects.

Among Nachoff’s projects is the JUNO-nominated group Flux, featuring alto saxophonist David Binney, pianist Matt Mitchell, and drummers Kenny Wollesen and Nate Wood. His double album Path of Totality (Whirlwind Recordings, 2019) received a 4.5-star review in DownBeat. He has written concert works for classical ensembles, including Winding Tessellations, a saxophone concerto commissioned by Turning Point Ensemble. His album Pivotal Arc (Whirlwind Recordings, 2020) comprises a violin concerto written for Grammy-winning violinist Nathalie Bonin, a string quartet for Montréal’s Molinari String Quartet, and a large ensemble piece.

Patterns from Nature

By Quinsin Nachoff

Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2026
Track listing: Patterns from Nature: I. Branches; Patterns from Nature: II. Flow; Patterns from Nature: III. Cracks; Patterns from Nature: IV. Ripples; Winding Tessellations: I. Winding Paths; Winding Tessellations: II. Convergence; Winding Tessellations: III. Tessellations.

Patterns From Nature 4: Ripples

July 30, 2026

Album: Patterns from Nature
By Quinsin Nachoff
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2026
Duration: 10:48

John Clayton, Alan Braufman, and New Jazz Underground

by Jerome Wilson
July 29, 2026

This episode features recent music by John Clayton, Quinsin Nachoff, and New Jazz Underground and older work from Alan Braufman, George Haslam, and Cedar Walton. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextet “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Dave Stryker “Taxi Driver" ...

Quinsin Nachoff: Patterns from Nature

by Glenn Astarita
June 14, 2026

Quinsin Nachoff, a Canadian-born saxophonist and composer now based in New York, has long pursued deep connections between music, science, and visual form. Patterns from Nature grew from an extended collaboration with physicist Dr. Stephen Morris of the University of Toronto, drawing on concepts of emergent order in natural systems. The project spread itself across several ...

New Music From Colangelo, Nachoff, Politzer, Makos, And More

by Bob Osborne
January 29, 2026

In this edition we have a selection of recent jazz and improvised music releases. The playlist moves through chamber-oriented writing, rhythm-centred ensemble pieces, contemporary treatments of standards, guitar-driven abstraction, brass-focused small group work, groove-based compositions, textural duos, high-energy electric material, bass-led writing, reflective ballad forms and some fascinating reissue material. Playlist Federica Colangelo Acquaphonica ...

Things Will Pass

By Hyeseon Hong

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Road to Hana; Memoirs of Ladies; Raindrop’s Journey; Run Away; Waltzing with Dad; Treasure Hunt; Night Climbing; Dance with Dracula; We Will Meet Again.

Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra: Things Will Pass

by Jack Bowers
October 29, 2024

There are a handful of things you should know about Hyeseon Hong (pronounced hay-sun hong), as each of them impacts the scope and purpose of the music on Things Will Pass. First, she is well-versed in the shaping and subtleties of contemporary big-band jazz; second, she was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea; third, she ...

Quinsin Nachoff, Jimmy Smith, and Wadada Leo Smith

by Jerome Wilson
April 24, 2024

This episode features some exploratory music from Quinsin Nachoff and Trevor Dunn, organ jazz from Jimmy Smith and Sigurdur Flosason, and electric jazz-rock wanderings from Wadada Leo Smith. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Mose ...

Quinsin Nachoff: Stars and Constellations

by Vincenzo Roggero
April 2, 2024

Quinsin Nachoff è personaggio atipico nell'attuale panorama musicale. Attivo e apprezzato interprete di musica classica come di musica improvvisata, continua a operare con successo in entrambi i campi ma da anni,--attraverso lavori commissionati ad hoc, progetti multimediali che coinvolgono esperti di fisica, cineasti, orchestre da camera, quartetti d'archi --, sta portando avanti una personale visione delle ...