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
Concertante for Saxophone Quartet and String Quintet (EP)
Composer: Robert Capanna
Guest Artists: Network for New Music, Jan Krzywicki Conductor
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)
XAS: New Music for Saxophones from Greece (album)
Composers: Iannis Xenakis, Stratis Minakakis, Georgia Spiropoulos, Michael Adamis, Giorgos Koumendakis
Graffiti II (EP)
Composer: Roberto Sierra