Donny McCaslin

About Steve Lyman: Steve Lyman has emerged as a global leader of contemporary music on the drums. Known for his singular sound, a deeply integrative approach, high technical fluidity and a vast knowledge of rhythm and independence, Lyman has blended traditions of jazz, rock, classical and electronic languages to create a unique and emotionally relevant soundscape on the drums. About Donny McCaslin: “It’s a fresh wind that blows against the empire.” In many ways, these nine words encapsulate the ethos of Donny McCaslin, whose escapades on the tenor saxophone have both embraced and sometimes repudiated contemporary notions of jazz — often simultaneously and with a deep understanding of what has come before and what lies ahead. Although he garnered widespread acclaim for his stint as bandleader for David Bowie’s swansong LP Blackstar, McCaslin’s journey to that point encompassed numerous yard markers of the up-and-coming jazzer with boundary-busting on his mind.