Gary Thomas (musician)

For other people named Gary Thomas, see Gary Thomas (disambiguation).

Gary Thomas (musician)
Gary Thomas in Munich (2002)
Background information
Born	(1961-06-10) June 10, 1961 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, avant-garde
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, flute
Labels	Enja, JMT, Winter & Winter

Gary Thomas (born June 10, 1961) is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist, born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a member of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition band and has worked with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Jim Hall, Dave Holland, Greg Osby, Wayne Shorter, Ravi Coltrane, Cassandra Wilson, Wallace Roney, Steve Coleman, and Miles Davis.

Thomas was the Director and Chair of Jazz Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Discography

As leader

• The Seventh Quadrant (Enja,1987)
• Code Violations (Enja, 1988)
• By Any Means Necessary (JMT, 1989)
• While the Gate Is Open (JMT, 1990)
• The Kold Kage (JMT, 1991)
• Corporate Art (JMT, 1991)
• Till We Have Faces (JMT, 1992)
• Exile's Gate (JMT, 1993)
• Overkill (JMT, 1995)
• Found on Sordid Streets (Winter & Winter, 1997)
• Pariah's Pariah (Winter & Winter, 1998)

As sideman

With Cecil Brooks III

• The Collective (Muse, 1989)

With Uri Caine

• Sphere Music (JMT, 1993)
• Toys (JMT, 1996)

With George Colligan

• Ultimatum (Criss Cross, 2002)
• Mad Science (Sunny Sky, 2003)

With Corpulent (Joel Grip & Devin Gray)

• Wolfwalk (Umlaut, 2005)

With Jack DeJohnette

• Irresistible Forces (Impulse!/MCA, 1987)
• Audio-Visualscapes (Impulse!/MCA, 1988)
• Earthwalk (Blue Note, 1991)
• Extra Special Edition (Blue Note, 1994)

With Herbie Hancock and John McLaughlin

• Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters compilation (Verve, 1994) (Thomas appears on the track It's About That Time)

With Wallace Roney

• Verses (Muse, 1987)
• Intuition (Muse, 1988)
• The Standard Bearer (Muse, 1989)
• Obsession (Muse, 1990)
• No Job Too Big Or Small (Savoy Jazz, 1999)

With Tony Reedus

• Incognito (Enja, 1989)

With Paul Bollenback

• Brightness of Being (Elefant Dreams, 2006)

With Jacek Kochan

• Man of No Words (Gowi, 2008)

With John B. Arnold

• Logorhythms (La Frontiera, 2004)

With Cassandra Wilson

• Jumpworld (JMT, 1990)

With Christy Doran, Mark Helias and Bobby Previte

• Corporate Art (JMT, 1991)

With Peter Herborn

• Traces of Trane (JMT, 1992)
• Large One (1997)
• Large Two (2002)

With Gabrielle Goodman

• Travelin' Light (JMT, 1993)
• Until We Love (JMT, 1994)

With Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra

• Inspiration (BMG France, 1999)
• Culmination (BMG France, 1999)

With Greg Osby

• The Invisible Hand (Blue Note, 1999)

With Stefon Harris

• Black Action Figure (Blue Note, 1999)

With Peter Herborn

• Large 2 (Jazzline, 2002)

With Ingrid Jensen

• Higher Grounds (Enja, 1999)

With Terri Lyne Carrington

• Jazz Is a Spirit (ACT, 2002)

With Lonnie Plaxico

• So Alive (Eighty-Eight's, 2004)
• West Side Stories (Plaxmusic, 2006)

With John McLaughlin

• The Heart of Things (Verve, 1997)
• The Heart of Things: Live in Paris (Verve, 2000)

With Steve Coleman

• Sine Die (Pangaea, 1988)

With Tom Williams

• Introducing Tom Williams (Criss Cross, 1991)

With Adam Pierończyk

• Digivooco (PAO, 2001)

With Andrzej Cudzich

• Able To Listen (Polonia, 1996)