Jack Novotny is an improvisational saxophonist and composer.

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Our newest compositions recorded at Suma Recording in Painesville, OH on October 29th & 30th, 2022. Featuring Ronzo Smith on vibes, arrangements, mix recording/music producer, Carmen Castaldi on drum kit, Aidan Plank on acoustic double bass, and Jack Novotny on flute as well as composer.

Straight Street

Embryonic

Den City

Spirit Dreams

Echos of Eternity

Passageway

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Small’s Jazz Club NYC

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THE JACK NOVOTNY QUARTET will be performing the music of “The Many and The Few” on Saturday evening, August 12th @ Small’s Jazz Club in NYC starting @ 7:30 pm

THE MANY and THE FEW

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My most current recording occurred this past January 9-13-17 at Audio Recording in Bentleyville, OH.  It is called “The Many and The Few”.  It is composed of an original 4 song suite in tribute to John Coltrane’s “Love Supreme”.  The artists that  performed on the recording are bassist Juini Booth, pianist Benito Gonzalez, and drummer Mark Lomax II, along with myself playing tenor and soprano saxophone.

Nebulosity CD Release

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A previously released recording from 2015 called “NEBULOSITY” in tribute to Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, and Charles Mingus is readily available for sale!  It features the tenor saxophone work of Edwin Bayard, tenor/soprano saxophone of Jack Novotny, bassist Dean Hullet, and drummer Dr. Mark Lomax II.  All six songs were composed by Jack Novotny.

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