Mark Turner

Mark Turner is a highly inventive saxophonist who has gained acclaim with his meticulous, harmonically rich approach to modern creative jazz. Drawing upon the innovative sound of artists like John Coltrane, Warne Marsh, and Joe Henderson, Turner emerged in the '90s playing his cerebral, classical-influenced brand of jazz and made a splash with albums like 1998's In This World and 2001's Dharma Days, working alongside such similarly inclined contemporaries as Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Brian Blade. Beginning with 2009's Sky and Country, he built a close association with ECM, collaborating with his Fly trio (with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard) as well as helming solo dates like 2014's Lathe of Heaven, his 2018 duo session Temporary Kings with Ethan Iverson, and 2022's Return from the Stars. He and Iverson are members of drummer Billy Hart's quartet, having appeared on all of the group's albums, including 2025's Just.