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American saxophonist born in 1979.
Irabagon has performed and/or recorded with such luminaries as Wynton Marsalis, Evan Parker, Dave Douglas, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Wheeler, Christian McBride, Joey DeFrancesco, Tom Harrell, Conor Oberst, Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid, Nicholas Payton, Jah Wobble, Michael Buble, George Cables, Bill Laswell, Tom Rainey, Mary Halvorson and Peter Evans, to name a few.

ALBUMS


Brian Marsella, Jon Irabagon
Blue Hour
2024, CD, Red Palace Records
Barker* / Parker* / Irabagon*
Bakunawa
2024
Jon Irabagon
Survivalism
2023
Jon Irabagon
Rising Sun
2022, CD, Album, Irabbagast Records
Gentile* / Irabagon* / Tordini*
EEAAII
2021, 6xFile, FLAC, Album, Not On Label (Christopher Tordini Self-released)
Jon Irabagon
Bird With Streams
2021
Paul Dunmall, Jon Irabagon, James Owston, Tymek Jozwiak*
Awoto
2020, CD, Album, FMR Records (2)
Blake*, Irabagon*, Laubrock*
The Cat Of Sadness
2020, 6xFile, MP3, Album, Carrier Records
Sylvain Rifflet / Jon Irabagon / Sébastien Boisseau / Jim Black
Rebellion​(​s)
2020, CD, Budapest Music Center Records
Irabagon* / Pride* / Barr* / Mendoza*
I Don't Hear Nothin' but the Blues Volume 3: Anatomical Snuffbox
2020, CD, Album, Irabbagast Records
Jon Irabagon
Invisible Horizon
2019, 2xCD, Irabbagast Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Norvald Dahl, Jon Irabagon, Mats Eilertsen
Organic Chamber
2018, LP, Album, AMP Music & Records
Paul Dunmall, Jon Irabagon, Mark Sanders, Jim Bashford
The Rain Sessions
2018, CD, Album, FMR Records (2), ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Jon Irabagon, Joe Fiedler, Todd Neufeld
In Formation Network
2017, CD, Album, Nuscope Recordings, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Jon Irabagon, John Hegre & Nils Are Drønen
Axis
2017, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Jon Irabagon Featuring Tom Harrell
Behind The Sky
2015, CD, Album, Irabbagast Records
Jon Irabagon
Inaction Is An Action
2015, CD, Album, Irabbagast Records
Jay Rosen (2) - Dominic Duval - Demian Richardson - Jon Irabagon
No Prisoners
2014, CD, Album, CIMP
Sylvain Rifflet & Jon Irabagon
Perpetual Motion (A Celebration Of Moondog)
2014
Jon Irabagon, Hernani Faustino, Gabriel Ferrandini
Absolute Zero
2013, CD, Album, Not Two Records
Jon Irabagon, Mark Helias, Barry Altschul
It Takes All Kinds
2013
Jon Irabagon With Mike Pride And Mick Barr
I Don't Hear Nothin' But The Blues Volume 2: Appalachian Haze
2012, CD, Album, Irabbagast Records
Joe Hertenstein / Achim Tang / Jon Irabagon
Future Drone
2012, CD, Album, Jazzwerkstatt, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz
Jon Irabagon, Andrew Neff, Danny Fox (2), Scott Ritchie, Alex Wyatt With Guest Chris Cash
Here Be Dragons
2011, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent
Jon Irabagon
Foxy
2010, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
Jon Irabagon With Mike Pride
I Don't Hear Nothin' But The Blues
2009, CD, Album, Loyal Label
Jon Irabagon
The Observer
2009
Jon Irabagon, Alex Smith, Mark Anderson*, Andrew Bain
Confluence
2005, CD, Album, For The Artist Records,
Jon Irabagon
Server Farm
CD, Album, Irabbagast Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Jon Irabagon's Outright!
Recharge The Blade
2024, CD, Album, Irabbagast Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Nicky Barbato
Every Day Is A Bad Hair Day
2019, CD, Album, Not On Label (Nicky Barbato Self-released), ,
Fusion/Jazz-Rock
Patricia Brennan Septet
Breaking Stretch
2024
Dave Douglas Quintet
Songs Of Ascent - Book 1 - Degrees
2022, CD, Album, Dig, Greenleaf Music
Dave Douglas Quintet
Songs Of Ascent - Book 2 - Steps
2022, CD, Album, Dig, Greenleaf Music
Gordon Grdina Septet
Resist
2020, CD, Album, Irabbagast Records
Perry Smith Quintet
New Angel
2018, CD, Album, Smith Tone Records
Dave Douglas Quintet
Brazen Heart Live at Jazz Standard NYC
2018, Box, Comp + 2xCD, Album + 2xCD, Album + 2xCD, Albu, Greenleaf Music, Greenleaf Music, Greenleaf Music, Greenleaf Music
Dave Douglas Quintet
Brazen Heart: Live At Jazz Standard Friday
2018, 2xCD, Album, Greenleaf Music, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Dave Douglas Quintet
Brazen Heart: Live At Jazz Standard Sunday
2018, 2xCD, Album, Greenleaf Music, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Dave Douglas Quintet
Brazen Heart: Live At Jazz Standard Thursday
2018, 2xCD, Album, Greenleaf Music, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Dave Douglas Quintet
Brazen Heart Live At Jazz Standard Saturday
2018, 2xCD, Album, Greenleaf Music
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Loafer's Hollow
2017, CD, Album, Dig, Hot Cup Records
John Yao Quintet
Presence
2017, CD, Album, See Tao Recordings,
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Live
2016, CD, Album, For Tune
Rudy Royston Trio
Rise Of Orion
2016, CD, Album, Greenleaf Music
Mary Halvorson Octet
Away With You
2016, CD, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Dave Douglas Quintet
Brazen Heart
2015, CD, Album, Greenleaf Music
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Mauch Chunk
2015, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Blue
2014, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Hannover
2014, CD, Album, Jazzwerkstatt, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
Dave Douglas Quintet
Time Travel
2013
Mary Halvorson Septet
Illusionary Sea
2013, CD, ,
Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Slippery Rock!
2012, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Red Hot
2012, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
John Yao Quintet
In The Now
2012, CD, Album, Innova Recordings
Mary Halvorson Quintet
Bending Bridges
2012, ,
Jazz-Rock/Avant-garde Jazz
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
The Coimbra Concert
2011, 2xCD, Clean Feed
Nathaniel Smith Quartet
Nathaniel Smith Quartet
2011, CD, Fresh Sound New Talent
Mary Halvorson Quintet
Saturn Sings
2010, CD, Album, Firehouse 12 Records, ,
Free Improvisation
Bryan And The Haggards
Pretend It's The End Of The World
2010, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Forty Fort
2009, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
This Is Our Moosic
2008, CD, Hot Cup Records
RIDD Quartet
Fiction Avalanche
2008, CD, Album, Clean Feed
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Shamokin!!!
2007, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records

APPEARANCES +


Andy Aledort
In A Dream
2024, CD, Album, Long Song Records, ,
Blues Rock
Brian Marsella's Imaginarium
Medietas
2024, 3xCD, Album, Tzadik, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
The J. & F. Band
★ Star Motel ★: An American Music Experience
2024,
John Zorn
John Zorn's Bagatelles (Vol. 13-16)
2023, 4xCD, Album + Box, Ltd, Tzadik, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Chad McCullough
The Charm Of Impossibilities
2023, CD, Album, Calligram Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Michael Feinberg
Crystalize
2023, CD, Album, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Ingrid Laubrock
Monochromes
2023
John Yao's Triceratops
Off-Kilter
2022, CD, Album, See Tao Recordings
Ivo Perelman
Reed Rapture In Brooklyn
2022, 103xFile, FLAC, Mahakala Music,
Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor
Long Tall Sunshine
2021, CD, Not Two Records
Matt Mitchell (6) & Kate Gentile
Snark Horse
2021, 6xCD + Box, Pi Recordings (2)
The J. & F. Band
Me And The Devil
2021, CD, Album, Long Song Records,
Brian Marsella
Gatos do Sul
2020, CD, Album, Tzadik
Joel Harrison
America At War
2020, CD, Album, Sunnyside,
Noah Haidu
Doctone
2020, CD, Album, Sunnyside,
Andrew Barker + Jon Irabagon Duo
Anemone
2020, CD, Radical Documents (2)
Uri Caine
Catbird
2020, CD, Album, 816 Music,
Alban Darche, Le Gros Cube
#2
2020, CD, Album, Yolk Music
John Yao's Triceratops
How We Do
2019, CD, Album, See Tao Recordings, ,
Contemporary Jazz
The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism
Eden
2019, CD, Album, Rat Records (3), Werkplaats Walter
The Last Hurrah!!
Los Angeles 6&7
2018, File, MP3, Single, 128, Hemelaget, ,
Funk/Jazz-Rock
Bob Gingery
Kittyhawk
2018, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent
The Modulators*
Drivetime
2018, LP, Album, Ltd, Chant Records (2)
Dave Allen
The Sky Above Her
2018, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent
William Hooker
Pillars... At The Portal
2018, CD, Mulatta
Sylvain Rifflet, Guillaume Dero, Arthur Rifflet
Mechanics / Perpetual Motion, A Celebration Of Moondog
2018, DVD-V, PAL, 5.1, La Huit, ,
Contemporary Jazz
The Last Hurrah!!
Los Angeles
2018, ,
Alternative Rock/Fusion
Jon Irabagon Quartet W/ Special Guest Tim Hagans
Dr. Quixotic's Traveling Exotics
2018, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Noah Haidu
Infinite Distances
2017, CD, Cellar Live, ,
Post Bop
Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor
Live In Krakow
2017, CD, Album, Not Two Records, ,
Free Improvisation
Andrew Bain
Embodied Hope
2017, CD, Album, Whirlwind Recordings, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Brandon Lee
Common Thread
2017, 9xFile, FLAC, Album, Irabbagast Records
Pogo Pops
Love Is The Greatest Compass
2017
Matt Mitchell
A Pouting Grimace
2017, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord
2016:EPs
2016, 4xCD, Album, EP, Hot Cup Records
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord
Jeremiah
2015, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor
Tales Of The Unforeseen
2015, CD, Album, TUM Records
Snark Horse, Matt Mitchell (6), Kate Gentile
Live @ Korzo 11​-​24​-​15
2015, 3xFile, FLAC, Album, Not On Label (Snark Horse Self-released)
Gene Segal
Matter
2015, CD, Album, SteepleChase
John Yao And His 17-Piece Instrument
Flip-Flop
2015, CD, See Tao Records
Hyprcub, Alban Darche
Crooked House
2015
Various
Suoni Per Il Popolo 14
2014, 2xCDr, Comp, Ltd, Suoni Per Il Popolo
Bob Gingery
Traveler
2014, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent
Gene Segal
Mental Images
2014, CD, Album, SteepleChase
Christian Coleman, Gavin Ahearn, Coleman-Ahearn Quartet
Cooper Ridge
2014, CD, Album, SteepleChase
Jon Irabagon Trio
It Takes All Kinds
2014
Anja Kløve
Up For Some Fun
2014
EVOLUTIONANDVIK
You're So Pretty When You're Angry, Baby
2014
Barry Altschul
The 3dom Factor
2013, CD, Album, TUM Records
Mike Pride & From Bacteria To Boys*
Birthing Days
2013, CD, Album, AUM Fidelity
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord
Liverevil
2013, 2xCD, Album, Hot Cup Records
The Last Hurrah!!
The Beauty Of Fake
2013, ,
Folk Rock/Pop Rock
Bryan and the Haggards Featuring Dr. Eugene Chadbourne*
Merles Just Want To Have Fun
2013
Rudy Royston
303
2013
Dave Douglas
DD/50 (50th Birthday Recordings)
2013
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord
No New Tunes
2012, LP, Album, Hot Cup Records
Professor Tip Top
Are You Empirical?
2012, CD, Album, Not On Label (Professor Tip Top Self-released)
Jon Irabagon's Outright!
Unhinged
2012, CD, Irabbagast Records
Carmen Intorre Jr.*
For The Soul
2012, CD, Album, Random Act Records,
Jon Gold
Bossa of Possibility
2012, CD, Blujazz
Sergeant Petter & The Buddies*
Sergeant Petter & The Buddies
2012
Professor Tip Top
Aoum
2012
Dave Douglas Quintet With Special Guest Aoife O'Donovan
Be Still
2012
Hot Club Of Detroit
Junction
2012
Noah Haidu
Slipstream
2011, CD, Album, Posi-Tone
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord
Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! Quavers!
2011, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
holus-Bolus
Pine Barren
2011, 11xFile, FLAC, Album, Not On Label
Genghis Barbie
Home for the Holidays
2011, CD, Album, Multichannel, Rec, Sublyme Records,
Sugartone Brass Band
Fourth Man Down
2011, CD, Album, Not on Label
Brandon Lee
Absolute-Lee
2010, CD, Album, BLeeMusic Productions
Puttin On The Ritz*
White Light / White Heat
2010, ,
Free Improvisation/Free Jazz
Anders Svanoe
Duets With Jon Irabagon
2009, CD, Album, Anders Svanoe Music
Talibam!
Boogie In The Breeze Blocks
2009, ,
Free Jazz/Noise/Avantgarde
Jon Irabagon's Outright!
Outright!
2008, CD, Album, Innova Recordings
Puttin' On The Ritz*
Bangin' Your Way Into The Future
2008, CD, Album, Hot Cup Records
Jostein Gulbrandsen
Twelve
2007, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Various
The Hottest State (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2007, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Blues Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Country Rock
Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band
Contemporary Classics (Big Bands Greatest Hits)
2005, CD, Blue Birdland Records, ,
Big Band
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord
All The Pretty Ponies
2005, CD, Album, Not On Label (Jon Lundbom Self-Released), ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Dominick Farinacci
Smile
2005, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Moppa Elliott's Mostly Other People Do The Killing*
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
2004, CD, Album, Dig, Hot Cup Records
Manhattan School Of Music Jazz Orchestra Conducted By Justin DiCoccio With Dave Liebman*
Sketches Of Spain Live!
2002, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Modal
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble Featuring Guest Artist Louie Belson*
Legacy
2001, CD, Album, DePaul University School Of Music
Bablicon
The Orange Tapered Moon
2001
Phil Mosberg Quartet
Forest Through The Trees
2000, CD, Album, Solitaire Records (3)
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble Featuring Tom Harrell
Live At The Jazz Showcase
2000, CD, DePaul University School Of Music,
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble, Bob Lark
Shade Street
1999, CD, Blue Birdland Records
The Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra*
Live And Screamin'
1998, CD, Chicago Lakeside Jazz, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Big Band
Sugartone Brass Band
Fourth Man Down
CD, Album, Promo, Not on Label
Various
Rusk
2012, CD, Comp, Fenêtre Records, Loyal Label, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Experimental
Various
New Music Playlist
2009, CD, Comp, Promo, Concord Music Group
Dave Douglas Quintet With Special Guest Aoife O'Donovan
Be Still
Dominick Farinacci
Smile