Photo by Claudia Tebar
Tivon Pennicott -tenor saxophone/fx
Idris Frederick -piano
McKeen Myers -bass
Kenn Salters -drums
Fresh off of his debut European tour as a leader, Tivon Pennicott and the members of his quartet are set to embrace a New York homecoming. NYC is where Tivon's music continues to evolved into an atmosphere of honesty, love, and exploration.
For years, Tivon Pennicott has been transporting audiences to a higher level of consciousness. His latest single releases are the beginning of a new foundation on a canvas for genuine expression. A vocal performance with Tell Me Again (Dox Records, 2022), Let Our Hearts Decide (Dox Records, 2023), and a melodic "feel good" with Faith in Grace (Dox Records, 2023), display his versatility and a renewed authenticity as an artist. Also visit his self released 2020 album Spirit Garden, one that greets his listeners like a warm hug, granting access to experience the gravity of his artistry though a 26 piece stringed orchestra.
The highly sought saxophone player, composer and multi-instrumentalist is a key contributor to three GRAMMY Award winning albums, appearing on Esperanza Spalding’s disruptive recording Radio Music Society (Heads Up International, 2012), and Gregory Porter’s Liquid Spirit (Blue Note, 2013) and Take Me to the Alley (Blue Note, 2017). collaborated extensively with such visionaries as Jon Batiste, Roy Hargrove and Ari Hoenig, and performed at The Royal Albert Hall, the Berliner Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall. On screen, Pennicott appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as a member of the Stay Human Band with Jon Batiste before recording on his GRAMMY Nominated records Chronology of a dream: Live At The Village Vanguard (Verve, 2019) & Anatomy of Angels (Verve, 2019) Live At The Village Vanguard. His evolving sound is the result of staying rooted in his Jamaican heritage, a soulful, sophisticated foundation for groove he honed in the church, and a penchant for unbound harmonic exploration.
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