Gary Thomas



Gary Thomas (born June 10, 1960) is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist from Baltimore, Maryland. He is 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, Miles Davis, Steve Coleman, as well as numerous other premier jazz musicians. He currently serves as Director of Jazz Studies at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore.

As leader

 * The Seventh Quadrant (Enja,1987)
 * Code Violations (Enja, 1988)
 * By Any Means Necessary (JMT, 1989) with John Scofield, Dennis Chambers
 * While the Gate Is Open (JMT, 1990)
 * The Kold Kage (JMT, 1991)
 * Till We Have Faces (JMT, 1992), with Pat Metheny, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 1993
 * Exile's Gate (JMT, 1993)
 * Overkill (JMT, 1995), with Jovanotti
 * Found on Sordid Streets (Winter & Winter, 1997)
 * Pariah's Pariah (Winter & Winter, 1998)

As sideman
With Jack DeJohnette With Wallace Roney With Tony Reedus With Cassandra Wilson '''With Christy Doran, Mark Helias and Bobby Previte With Peter Herborn With Gabrielle Goodman With Uri Caine Mit Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra With Greg Osby With Ingrid Jensen With Terri Lyne Carrington With Lonnie Plaxico With John McLaughlin
 * Irresistible Forces (Impulse!/MCA, 1987)
 * Audio-Visualscapes (Impulse!/MCA, 1988)
 * Earth Walk (Blue Note, 1991)
 * Verses (Muse, 1987)
 * Intuition (Muse, 1988)
 * The Standard Bearer (Muse, 1989)
 * Obsession (Muse, 1990)
 * Incognito (Enja, 1989)
 * Jumpworld (JMT, 1990)
 * Corporate Art (JMT, 1991)
 * Traces of Trane (JMT, 1992)
 * Large One (1997)
 * Large Two (2002)
 * Travelin' Light (JMT, 1993)
 * Until We Love (JMT, 1994)
 * Sphere Music (JMT, 1993)
 * Toys (JMT, 1995)
 * Inspiration (BMG France, 1999)
 * Culmination  (BMG France, 1999)
 * The Invisible Hand (Blue Note, 1999)
 * Higher Grounds (Enja, 1999)
 * Jazz Is a Spirit (ACT, 2002)
 * So Alive (Eighty-Eight's, 2004)
 * West Side Stories (Plaxmusic, 2006)
 * The Heart Of Things (Verve, 1997)
 * The Heart Of Things. Live In Paris (Verve, 2000)