Sam Morrison: podcast appearances and interviews

Sam Morrison, born in New York in 1952, is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer. He has played with notable jazz artists and in a variety of roles within the genre. Morrison replaced Sonny Fortune in Miles Davis's band in 1975, a period during which Davis remarked that Morrison exhibited a level of fire he had not heard since John Coltrane. Morrison is known for his proficiency on the soprano saxophone and alto flute, and also plays tenor saxophone and bass flute. His recordings include the album Dune, released in 1976 by Inner City Records in America and East Wind Records in Japan; this album featured artists such as Al Foster and Buster Williams and was reissued on CD in 2003. He also contributed to Foster's 1978 album Mixed Roots. His second album, Natural Layers, released in 1977 on Chiaroscuro Records, featured Narada Michael Walden. Morrison has collaborated with a range of artists including Gil Evans, Woody Shaw, Andrew Cheshire, and several Japanese jazz musicians such as Masabumi Kikuchi, Terumasa Hino, and Ryo Kawasaki. He is a Columbia University graduate, where he played in a band with Armen Donelian and Marc Copland. Currently, Morrison resides in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York.