Gary Thomas (musician)

Gary Thomas (born June 10, 1961) is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist, born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a member of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition band and has worked with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Jim Hall, Dave Holland, Greg Osby, Wayne Shorter, Ravi Coltrane, Cassandra Wilson, Wallace Roney, Steve Coleman, and Miles Davis.

Thomas was the Director and Chair of Jazz Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

As leader

 * The Seventh Quadrant (Enja,1987)
 * Code Violations (Enja, 1988)
 * By Any Means Necessary (JMT, 1989)
 * While the Gate Is Open (JMT, 1990)
 * The Kold Kage (JMT, 1991)
 * Corporate Art (JMT, 1991)
 * Till We Have Faces (JMT, 1992)
 * Exile's Gate (JMT, 1993)
 * Overkill (JMT, 1995)
 * Found on Sordid Streets (Winter & Winter, 1997)
 * Pariah's Pariah (Winter & Winter, 1998)

As sideman
With Cecil Brooks III With Uri Caine With George Colligan With Corpulent (Joel Grip & Devin Gray) With Jack DeJohnette With Herbie Hancock and John McLaughlin With Wallace Roney With Tony Reedus With Paul Bollenback With Jacek Kochan With John B. Arnold With Cassandra Wilson With Christy Doran, Mark Helias and Bobby Previte With Peter Herborn With Gabrielle Goodman With Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra With Greg Osby With Stefon Harris With Peter Herborn With Ingrid Jensen With Terri Lyne Carrington With Lonnie Plaxico With John McLaughlin With Steve Coleman With Tom Williams With Adam Pierończyk With Andrzej Cudzich
 * The Collective (Muse, 1989)
 * Sphere Music (JMT, 1993)
 * Toys (JMT, 1996)
 * Ultimatum (Criss Cross, 2002)
 * Mad Science (Sunny Sky, 2003)
 * Wolfwalk (Umlaut, 2005)
 * Irresistible Forces (Impulse!/MCA, 1987)
 * Audio-Visualscapes (Impulse!/MCA, 1988)
 * Earthwalk (Blue Note, 1991)
 * Extra Special Edition (Blue Note, 1994)
 * Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters compilation (Verve, 1994) (Thomas appears on the track It's About That Time)
 * Verses (Muse, 1987)
 * Intuition (Muse, 1988)
 * The Standard Bearer (Muse, 1989)
 * Obsession (Muse, 1990)
 * No Job Too Big Or Small (Savoy Jazz, 1999)
 * Incognito (Enja, 1989)
 * Brightness of Being (Elefant Dreams, 2006)
 * Man of No Words (Gowi, 2008)
 * Logorhythms (La Frontiera, 2004)
 * Jumpworld (JMT, 1990)
 * Corporate Art (JMT, 1991)
 * Traces of Trane (JMT, 1992)
 * Large One (1997)
 * Large Two (2002)
 * Travelin' Light (JMT, 1993)
 * Until We Love (JMT, 1994)
 * Inspiration (BMG France, 1999)
 * Culmination (BMG France, 1999)
 * The Invisible Hand (Blue Note, 1999)
 * Black Action Figure (Blue Note, 1999)
 * Large 2 (Jazzline, 2002)
 * Higher Grounds (Enja, 1999)
 * Jazz Is a Spirit (ACT, 2002)
 * So Alive (Eighty-Eight's, 2004)
 * West Side Stories (Plaxmusic, 2006)
 * The Heart of Things (Verve, 1997)
 * The Heart of Things: Live in Paris (Verve, 2000)
 * Sine Die (Pangaea, 1988)
 * Introducing Tom Williams (Criss Cross, 1991)
 * Digivooco (PAO, 2001)
 * Able To Listen (Polonia, 1996)