NEWS

Love, Peace, and Soul, the debut album by the Don Byron New Gospel Quintet, will be released on Savoy Jazz on February 21, 2012. With jazz as a springboard, the virtuosic clarinetist/saxophonist and his stellar band mine the historical riches of American Gospel music via the spirit and pioneering songs of founding father Thomas A. Dorsey and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Byron’s latest project is the result of an ongoing re-awakening of his own faith and a dynamic, soul-stirring outlet for his personal religious expression. The album’s release will be celebrated in concert at Columbia University ‘s Miller Theatre on February 25, with some of the record’s special guests helping mark the occasion.

Byron has also composed an original film soundtrack for director Joel Katz’s new documentary “White: A Memoir in Color,” their second collaboration after the acclaimed “Strange Fruit.” “White” premiered at the New York Jewish Film Festival on January 12.

Stay tuned for more news and, in the meantime, please enjoy these Youtube and audio clips from past performances by the Don Byron New Gospel Quintet:

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Audio

Listen to streaming audio of the Don Byron New Gospel Quintet
Live on tour in Europe, May 2009
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Live at the Jazz Standard, NY