Dan Loomis

Born: March 29, 1980

A stalwart of the Brooklyn creative music scene, Dan Loomis is a daring leader, a sought-after sideman, and a composer whose unique view of the world and music has led to the creation of innovative and moving works.

Loomis has produced over a dozen recordings as leader and co-leader of collective ensembles including Spoke and The Wee Trio. In 2020, he released the project “Job’s Trials: A Jazz Song Cycle”, an original musical/theatrical presentation which earned glowing praise from the press. A song from “Job’s Trials” went on to become the title track on the album“Abundance”, earning Loomis a Juno Award with Turboprop. The Wee Trio and Spoke also released critically-acclaimed albums in recent years, including Spoke’s (r)anthems in 2014, and The Wee Trio’s recording Wee+3 in 2017. Loomis is also consistently in demand as a recording artist and sideman, most notably with The Joel Frahm Trio and Vadim Neselovskyi trio, which recently recorded with John Zorn on his Book of Beriah release  Loomis has toured extensively around the world, all over NYC including many appearances at The Blue Note and Village Vanguard.

incognito ergo sum

By David Bixler

Label: DSP Relations
Released: 2025
Track listing: 6.29.21; you; liminal space; you are; recycled; you are ma; what��s at hand; you are ma king; old dog new bix; you are making me; johnny cope; you are making me ha; nobody else but me; you��re making me hate.

A Canadian Songbook

By Ernesto Cervini

Label: TBR Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Skeletons; When I Fall; If, Then; Stuck Inside; Clumsy; Aureole; The Inertia Of Complacency.

Saxophonist David Bixler to release 'incognito ergo sum' on June 26th, 2025

May 21, 2025

New York-based saxophonist, composer, and educator David Bixler continues his recent streak of creative reinvention with incognito ergo sum��the second release from his boundary- pushing trio with bassist Dan Loomis and drummer/percussionist Fabio Rojas, set for release on June 26th, 2025. A follow-up to their 2020 debut Inside the Grief��which responded powerfully to the overlapping crises ...

Lumination

By Joel Frahm

Label: Anzic Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Nurse Is In; Disco Nern; Loomie Nation; Moonface Lament; Loo-Lee; False Spring; Kern You Dig It?; Na Estrada; Vesper Flights; Catch 22;

REVOLUTIONS

By Dan Loomis

Label: Adhy?ropa Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: ��Every Revolution Makes A New World��; Americas Overture; �� A Conversion Of Heat Into Light��; Skies (For Francisco De Miranda); ��The Spark Of Liberty��; Toussaint (For Toussaint Louverture); ��Sim��n��s Choice��; Over The Andes (For Sim��N Bol��Var); ��A Ride Through The Night��; The Road (For The Long Ride Through The Night); �� A New Mix Of Peoples Ready To Become Itself��; Centaur Of The Plains (For Jos�� Antonio P��Ez); �� Spring Back From The Roots��; The Trunk Of Liberty (For Toussaint Louverture); �� Where The Light Comes In ��; Ember (For The All Ones That Came Before); �� From Slavery To The Formation Of A Nation��; Dessalines (For Jean-Jacques Dessalines); ��The Cost�� ; Hay Una Mujer (For The Mothers, Daughter And Sisters Of The Revolution);

Loo-Lee

April 2, 2025

Album: Lumination
By Joel Frahm
Label: Anzic Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:19

New Music From Luke Stewart, Ben Sidran, Dan Loomis, Tomeka Reid, And More

by Bob Osborne
June 6, 2024

On this edition all new releases from Luke Stewart Silt Trio, Ben Sidran, Dan Loomis, Tomeka Reid, Ray Obeido, Wes or No Trio, Manos Loutas Quartet, two albums from Phil Bancroft, Natsuki Tamura & Jim Black, Andy Milne and Unison, Foreign Affair Trio feat. Hector Martignon, Chris Zuar Orchestra, Countermeasure and The Burlington New Millennium Orchestra, ...

Ernesto Cervini: A Canadian Songbook

by Hrayr Attarian
April 21, 2024

Composer and drummer Ernesto Cervini is a stalwart of the Canadian creative music scene both as an artist and promoter. His ninth release as a leader, the captivating A Canadian Songbook, is a collection of seven intricate pieces, composed by him and other compatriots. Cervini, at the head of his sextet Turboprop, deftly balances collective harmony ...

Joel Frahm Trio At Scott's Jazz Club

by Ian Patterson
April 17, 2024

Joel Frahm Trio Scott's Jazz Club Belfast, N. Ireland April 12, 2024 Another sold-out gig. It is not an uncommon occurrence at Scott's Jazz Club. Yet this was no ordinary occasion for Ballyhackamore's award-winning venue. For starters, the Joel Frahm Trio was in the house. Scott's Jazz Club has attracted ...