Sam Newsome
Jazz band from Salisbury, MD · formed 1965
- composer
- experimental
- jazz
- post-bop
- saxophone
- world music
- Shows on record
- 5
- Rooms played
- 5
- Cities
- 3
- Releases
- 16
- Last show
- Jul 9, 2026Barbès
About
Sam Newsome is a band from Salisbury, MD, formed in 1965, tagged composer, experimental, jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2015 to 2026, across 5 rooms in 3 cities.
- Sam Newsome formed in 1965 — MusicBrainz
- Sam Newsome is based in Salisbury — MusicBrainz
- Osage County: soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
- Orrin Evans Ortet: member — MusicBrainz
- AfroHORN: soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
- Steve Swell's system for total immersion: soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
- Sam Newsome has 8 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1992–2020 — MusicBrainz
- Sam Newsome formed in 1989 — Wikipedia
- Sam Newsome plays Jazz — Wikipedia
- Sam Newsome plays world music — Wikipedia
- Sam Newsome plays experimental — Wikipedia
- Sam Newsome has 2011 listeners on Last.fm — Sam Newsome on Last.fm
- Sam Newsome has released 10 recordings between 2018 and 2024 — Sam Newsome on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
5 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20151 show
- 20231 show
- 20241 show
- 20251 show
- 20261 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Barbès · BrooklynSupportwith Stephan Crump, David Leon (Saxophone), Eric Mcpherson | Support | Stephan Crump, David Leon (Saxophone), Eric Mcpherson |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Close Up · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stephan Crump, Dan Weiss | Support | Stephan Crump, Dan Weiss |
| Oct 4, 2024 | New York (NYC) · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson | Support | Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Bar Bayeux · BrooklynSupportwith Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson | Support | Stephan Crump, Eric Mcpherson |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Sudhaus · TübingenSupportwith Ron Miles, Tim Berne | Support | Ron Miles, Tim Berne |
Where they play
5 rooms in 3 citiesRooms played most
- Bar Bayeux · Brooklyn1 show
- Barbès · Brooklyn1 show
- Close Up · New York (NYC)1 show
- New York (NYC) · New York (NYC)1 show
- Sudhaus · Tübingen1 show
Cities played
- Brooklyn2 shows
- New York (NYC)2 shows
- Tübingen1 show
Releases
16 releases, 1992–2024Tubes
2024
Solo: Live At The Catalytic Sound Festival
2024
Soprano-Logues
2023
Cosmic Unconsciousness Unplugged
2023
Free Wyoming (SN Trio: Live at the Metro Coffee Co.)
2020 · Album
Sonic Journey: Live at the Red Room (Solo Concert)
2020
Subspace Interception: Live At The Women From Space Festival
2020
Live At Singularity Music Series I
2019
Chaos Theory (Song Cycles For Prepared Saxophone)
2019
Wet Robots
2018 · Album
Live At The Stone
2018
Magic Circle
2017 · Album
The Art of the Soprano, Vol. 1
2012 · Album
Global Unity
2001 · Album
When Summer Comes
1999 · Album
Sam I Am
1992 · Album
Lineup
- Osage County · soprano saxophone
- Orrin Evans Ortet
- AfroHORN · soprano saxophone
- Steve Swell's system for total immersion · soprano saxophone
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Sam Newsome on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Sam Newsome on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.