Richard Pavlidis - Iconography (2023)

You'll get a bit of everything on the new album from Richard Pavlidis. The Melbourne-based saxophonist draws on the worlds of swing, funk and the blues across a series of original tunes on Iconography.

His band showcases some of Australia's contemporary talents, including James Bowers on piano, Owen Downie on bass and Darryn Farrugia on the drums and you may also hear some EWI or the electronic wind instrument, mixed in with Pavlidis' tenor sax throughout this record.

The saxophonist has been on the rise these past few years, and with a handful of albums now under his belt, he's turned his attention to the sound-worlds offered up by sax players such as Bob Berg and Michael Brecker.

Both musicians were some of jazz's most virtuosic and versatile performers when it came to the tenor saxophone, and Pavlidis has drawn inspiration from these late greats, crafting a record that covers all sorts of styles.