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Tivon Pennicott

Tivon Pennicott is a tenor saxophonist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader whose leader albums connect groove, orchestration, and Jamaican heritage.

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Career Overview

About Tivon Pennicott

Pennicott’s official biography identifies a Georgia-born, New York-based saxophonist, composer, and vocalist whose ensemble career includes Gregory Porter, Jon Batiste, Esperanza Spalding, Roy Hargrove, and Kenny Burrell. It places church-rooted groove beside open harmonic exploration in his playing.[1]

His leader catalog moves from the small-group debut Lover of Nature to the orchestral scale of Spirit Garden and the vocal turn on Roots to Branches. The artist’s discography keeps those albums separate from a substantial sideman catalog and supplies exact labels and dates.[1][2][3]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, tenor saxophonist, vocalist, and composer

Tivon Pennicott leader groups

Pennicott’s three leader albums change scale from jazz quartet to strings and a later vocal-and-saxophone ensemble.[1][2]

Tenor saxophonist

Gregory Porter groups

The official biography and discography document a long touring and recording association across several Porter albums.[1][2]

Tenor saxophonist

Stay Human

Pennicott’s biography records regular television work with Jon Batiste’s band and two related Village Vanguard recordings.[1][2]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2014 · New Phrase Records

Lover of Nature

Leader, tenor saxophonist, and composer

Pennicott’s leader debut presents a small group with Mike Battaglia, Spencer Murphy, and Kenneth Salters.[1][2]

Release details

2020

Spirit Garden

Leader, tenor saxophonist, composer, and orchestrator

The second leader album expands Pennicott’s writing through a twenty-six-piece string orchestra and chordless quartet combinations.[1][2]

Release details

2024 · Dox Records

Roots to Branches

Leader, tenor saxophonist, vocalist, composer, and producer

The album brings Pennicott’s vocals and Jamaican heritage into a ten-track program with rotating rhythm-section personnel.[1][3]

Release details

Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Official music guide

Browse Pennicott’s three leader albums, singles, videos, and selected sideman recordings.

Roots to Branches

Stream the complete album with Pennicott’s personnel, production, and instrument credits.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

No current Jazz DateBook dates are listed for Tivon Pennicott. The career guide remains available while the calendar changes.

Evidence-Based Connections

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Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official biography and project history

    Tivon Pennicott

  2. [2] Official leader and sideman discography

    Tivon Pennicott

  3. [3] Roots to Branches stream and personnel credits

    Tivon Pennicott and Dox Records