Due out May 3, 2024 via ArtistShare, the album reflects on the community that mentored Gordon with the one that now surrounds him, including Walter Smith III, Alan Ferber, John Ellis and Jocelyn Gould.
“Jon is one of the greatest alto players ever.” – Phil Woods
“Gordon has created a multifaceted statement that invites repeated investigations. He’s onto something important. ****1/2” – Kirk Silsbee, DownBeat review of Within Worlds
release date: 17.09.2021 via Artist Share
“ Jon Gordon is a master. His compositions, improvisation, tone, and technical virtuosity set him apart as an elite musician for our time.” – Brandon Bernstein, Jazz Improv NY
“Gordon has embraced the history of his instrument, carrying with it the ability to extend music as a universal language.” – Wayne Shorter
Truth has become a bizarrely contentious issue in this divisive era of fake news and alternative facts. Still, as alto saxophonist and composer Jon Gordon points out on his latest album, one oft-repeated maxim may be more true now than ever: that truth itself is indeed Stranger Than Fiction. Over the course of ten original compositions arranged for a stellar nonet, Gordon explores the warped modern existence that we’ve all grappled with during the past several months and years.
