XAS Records
Distributed internationally by Symphonic Distribution and Naxos Music Library, XAS Records is the label of the PRISM Quartet. PRISM is known worldwide for pioneering saxophone music through commissions and collaborations with today’s leading solo artists, ensembles, and orchestras. PRISM’s discography features a who’s who of contemporary music makers, documenting performances of a broad range of compositions, from new classical to modern jazz. This tradition continues with XAS Records, a platform for the Quartet and its members to chart fresh musical territory with superlative audio recordings.
UPCOMING PRISM QUARTET RELEASES ON XAS
Dissolve (single)
Composer: Emily Cooley
Generate Music (album)
Composers: Yotam Haber, David Krakauer, Myra Melford, Diane Monroe, Ursula Rucker, Tyshawn Sorey, Susan Watts, Fred Wesley
Guest Artists: David Gilmore (guitar), David Krakauer (clarinet), Diane Monroe (violin), Reuben Rogers (bass), Ursula Rucker (vocals/poetry), Tyshawn Sorey (drums/percussion), Susan Watts (trumpet/vocals)
Nebulae (single)
Composer/Guest Artist: Tyshawn Sorey (glockenspiel)
Heartbreakers (single)
Composer: Jacob TV
PRISM Quartet’s Guitar Heroes (album)
Composers/Guest Artists: Steven Mackey, Leyla McCalla, and Rez Abbasi
Second Nature (EP)
Composer: Viet Cuong
Guest Artist: UMKC Wind Symphony under Steven Davis
Tarnish (album)
Composers: Roberto Sierra, Nina C. Young, and Marcos Balter
XAS: New Music for Saxophones from Greece (album)
Composers: Iannis Xenakis, Stratis Minakakis, Georgia Spiropoulos, Michael Adamis, Giorgos Koumendakis
Re-release: PRISM Quartet (PRISM Quartet’s first album, originally on Koch International)
Composers: Jean-Baptiste Singelée, Pierre Max Dubois, Phil Woods, Russell Peck, Matthew Levy