Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane

Presented by Le New Morning Emerging from Chicago's vibrant scene, the versatile instrumentalist, composer, activist, and educator Isaiah Collier has made a name for himself primarily as a saxophonist, whether

Presented by Le New Morning

Emerging from Chicago's vibrant scene, the versatile instrumentalist, composer, activist, and educator Isaiah Collier has made a name for himself primarily as a saxophonist, whether with his own projects — as a member of Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brotherhood or alongside artists like Chance The Rapper, Waddada Leo Smith III, Junius Paul, and many others. Cosmic Transitions, his third and latest album with the band The Chosen Few, was released in 2021 to rave reviews. Parallel Universe, his latest opus, represents a new chapter in Collier's musical journey. Embracing the risk and vulnerability inherent in the live process, Collier and his band harnessed the frequencies of improvisation that sparked so many of the most timeless jazz recordings. “Recording direct to disc gave me a truly fortunate opportunity to experience what our musical predecessors were facing nearly a hundred years ago,” he explains.

Isaiah Collier - Sax

Conway Campbell - Piano

Davis Whitfield - Bass

Tim Regis - Drums

"The prodigious saxophonist today announces JOY, a new 5-track EP.

With JOY, Isaiah Collier reveals a new facet of his artistic universe, notably highlighting his talents as a singer. The track opens the door to a deeply intimate work, born from the artist's heart and soul. Written during a period marked by grief, changes, and self-questioning, JOY explores the search for light amidst darkness. Here, joy is not a naive escape, but a hard-won, transformative, and collective force. For Isaiah Collier, “the most political thing we can do is share joy.”

Isaiah Collier delivers a luminous and sincere project, carried by the spiritual dimension that runs through his work and today constitutes one of the strongest signatures of his musical universe. "