DISCOGRAPHY AS A LEADER.
Endectomorph Music / La Reserve Records (2026)
Jason Rigby - tenor saxophone/bass clarinet/percussion/Tibetan gongs | Mark Guiliana - drums/cymbals/percussion/Tibetan gongs
Engineered/mastered by Pete Min, recorded at Lucy’s Meat Market | Los Angeles, CA
Artist’s Note: An exploration of spacious improvisation, texture, and collective listening through an intimate duo setting, where silence and restraint become active elements of the music.
Review: “The two long tracks…are the mark of great composing improvisers and make for a deeply satisfying listen.”
- An Earful
ESOTERIC GRAFFITI
Endectomorph Music / La Reserve Records (2025)
Jason Rigby - tenor saxophone/bass clarinet/flute/keyboards/electronic signal processing/percussion/tibetan gongs | Mark Guiliana - drums/cymbals/African drums/keyboards/percussion/tibetan gongs
Engineered/mastered by Pete Min, recorded at Lucy’s Meat Market | Los Angeles, CA
Artist’s Note: A recording exploring collective improvisation through acoustic instruments, electronics, and unconventional instrumental roles.
Review: “Rigby keeps listeners guessing on MAYHEM … The results offer risk-taking mayhem that defies categorization.”
- JazzTimes
MAYHEM
Fresh Sound Records (2016)
Detroit-Cleveland Trio
Jason Rigby - tenor/soprano saxophones | Cameron Brown - bass | Gerald Cleaver - drums/cymbals
Engineered/mastered by Aaron Nevezie, recorded at The Bunker Studio | Brooklyn, NY
Artist’s Note: Working in the trio format with Cameron Brown and Gerald Cleaver encouraged a deeper trust in collective interaction, allowing an organic unfolding of flow that stretched outside and back into the compositions.
Review: “One is a formidable creation by a rhythmically advanced, intensely focused trio … Rigby leads with resolve, evincing … a laudable flair for exploration.”
- London Jazz News
ONE
Fresh Sound Records (2009)
Jason Rigby - tenor/soprano saxophones/flute | Russ Johnson - trumpet | Mike Holober - Fender Rhodes | Cameron Brown - bass | Gerald Cleaver - drums/cymbals
Engineered by James Farber, recorded at Sear Sound | New York, NY
Artist’s Note: The music reflects an increasing intent in balancing written structure with improvisational freedom while continuing to explore a musical vocabulary shaped by tradition, curiosity, and a growing openness to unexpected possibilities.
Review: “(Rigby’s) nuanced compositions and compelling experiments in instrumentation enrich his jazz language….”
- All About Jazz
THE SAGE
Fresh Sound Records (2006)
Jason Rigby - tenor/alto/soprano saxophones/bass clarinet/Indian bamboo flute | Mike Holober - piano/Fender Rhodes | Cameron Brown - bass | Mark Ferber - drums
Soo-Kyung Park - flute | Sam Sadigursky - clarinet | Jason Gillenwater - clarinet | Rich Johnson - trumpet | Lauren Riley - cello
Engineered by James Farber, recorded at Sear Sound, mastered by Steve Fallone at Stirling Sound | New York, NY
Selected Recognition
Named one of The Wire's Rewind Records of the Year (2006)
Selected among the Jazz Journalists Association Top 10 Jazz Recordings of 2006
★★★★ — The Irish Times
★★★★ — Cadence
Review: “…an album of airy, often diaphanous music….”
- The New York Times
“The freshest and most individual jazz album of the year so far.”
- UK Jazz Review
TRANSLUCENT SPACE
Jared Schonig | Big Band: Live at Dizzy’s | Anzic Records (2026) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Jihye Lee | Infinite Connections | Motéma Records (2024) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
WINNER: Large Ensemble of the Year International, 2025 German Jazz Prize | WINNER: Best Jazz Album, 2025 Korean Music Awards
Mike Holober | This Rock We’re On: Imaginary Letters | Palmetto Records (2024) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
Christopher Zuar | Exuberance | Tonal Conversations Records (2024) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
GRAMMY-Nominated for Best Instrumental Composition (“Communion”), 2025
Mark Guiliana | Mischief | Edition Records (2023) | Tenor saxophone
Miho Hazama | Beyond Orbits | Edition Records (2023) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Jakob Dreyer | Songs, Hymns and Ballads, Vol. 2 | Fresh Sound Records (2023) | Tenor saxophone
Tony Kadleck | Sides | Alternate Sides Records (2023) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Mark Guiliana | The Sound of Listening | Edition Records (2022) | Tenor saxophone/bass clarinet/clarinet/flute
Jakob Dreyer | Songs, Hymns and Ballads, Vol. 1 | Fresh Sound Records (2022) | Tenor saxophone
Matt Aronoff | Morning Song | Adhyâropa Records (2022) | Tenor saxophone
Mike Holober | Don’t Let Go | Sunnyside Records (2022) | Tenor saxophone
Jared Schonig | Two Takes, Vol. 2 | Anzic Records (2021) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Mike Holober | Hiding Out | ZoHo Music (2019) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
GRAMMY-Nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, 2020
Miho Hazama | Dancer in Nowhere | Sunnyside Records (2019) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
GRAMMY-Nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, 2020
Dan Carillo | Liminal Space | (2019) | Tenor Saxophone
Mark Guiliana | Jersey | Motéma Records (2018) | Tenor saxophone
Alan Ferber | Jigsaw | Sunnyside Records (2017) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
GRAMMY-Nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, 2018
Christopher Zuar | Musings | Sunnyside Records (2016) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Mike Holober | Balancing Act | Palmetto Records (2015) | Tenor saxophone
Mark Guiliana | Family First | Beat Music Productions (2014) | Tenor saxophone
Mark Guiliana | Family First - The Alternate Takes | Beat Music Productions (2015) | Tenor saxophone
Mike Baggetta | Live at the Buttonwood Tree | (2015) | Tenor saxophone
Robert Sabin | Humanity Part II | Ranula Music (2015) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Tony Kadleck | Around the Horn | (2015) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Mike Baggetta | Thieves and Secrets | Fresh Sound Records (2014) | Tenor saxophone
Pete McGuinness | Strength in Numbers | Summit Records (2014) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Alan Ferber | March Sublime | Sunnyside Records (2013) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
GRAMMY-Nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, 2014
David Redmond | Roots | Fresh Sound Records (2013) | Tenor saxophone
Asuka Kakitani | Bloom | Nineteen-Eight Records (2012) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Mike Baggetta | Source Material | Fresh Sound Records (2011) | Tenor saxophone
Westchester Jazz Orchestra | Maiden Voyage Suite | WJO Productions (2011) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
Mike Baggetta | Small Spaces | Fresh Sound Records (2009) | Tenor saxophone
Chris Jentsch | Cycles Suite | Fleur de Son Records (2009) | Soprano & alto saxophone/clarinet/flute
Scott Dubois | Tempest | Soul Note Records (2007) | Tenor saxophone
Westchester Jazz Orchestra | All In | WJO Productions (2007) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
Pete McGuinness | First Flight | Summit Records (2007) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/flute
Robert Sabin | Romero | Ranula Music (2007) | Tenor saxophone
Robert Sabin | Killdozer | Ranula Music (2005) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Scott Dubois with David Liebman | Monsoon | Soul Note Records (2004) | Tenor saxophone
Kris Davis | Life Span | Fresh Sound Records (2004) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet/bass clarinet
Eivind Opsvik | Overseas | Fresh Sound Records (2003) | Soprano saxophone/bass clarinet
Anita Brown | 27 East | Lashed Records (2003) | Tenor saxophone/clarinet
Scottinho | Batizado | Homen de Oura Records (2003) | Tenor saxophone
Ernie Krivda - Fat Tuesday Big Band | Perdido | Koch Jazz (1997) | Tenor saxophone