Tivon Pennicott is an American composer, orchestrator and tenor saxophonist. Of Jamaican parentage, he grew up in

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, but moved to Miami, Florida, where he studied music at the

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. On a visit in Los Angeles, he met and was invited to perform with

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, who was a major influence on him. He ultimately recorded on Kenny Burrell's record ''Be Yourself'', recorded live in

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at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola on September 9, 2008. Pennicott then moved to New York City in late 2009, where he formed the Sound Quartet with pianist Mike Battaglia, bassist Spencer Murphy, and drummer Kenneth Salters. These members are featured on his debut album ''Lover of Nature'', which was released in November 2014. Pennicott most recently released his sophomore recording in the fall of 2020, ''Spirit Garden'' (New Phrase Records), having produced, orchestrated, composed and performed with and for a 26 piece string orchestra alongside several combinations of a chord-less quartet.

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, Philip Dizack, Yasushi Nakamura, Dominique Sanders, Olivier Glissant and Yoojin Park are key contributors to the record. The album was recorded to tape at Studio G Brooklyn and Hurley NY's Dreamland Recording Studios. It was mixed by

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and mastered by Alex DeTurk As of September 2021 he has been a contributor to three Grammies, one with

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and two with

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. He is also the 2nd-place winner of the

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competition held in 2013. Since early 2016 he has been performing full-time with

, also as he continues his artist-in-residence at the Annual Charlie Parker Celebration in

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. In 2024 he released the album ''Roots to Branches'' on Dox Records.

References

External links

Official site
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American jazz tenor saxophonists Musicians from Marietta, Georgia Lovett School alumni {{jazz-saxophonist-stub