Noah Preminger (born June 2, 1986) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Music career Born in 1986, Preminger grew up in Canton, Connecticut. While in high school, he studied with saxophonist Dave Liebman. He released his debut album, Dry Bridge Road, after graduating from the New England Conservatory of Music. The album was a sextet session with Ben Monder, pianist Frank Kimbrough, trumpeter Russ Johnson, bassist John Hébert, and drummer Ted Poor.
Preminger's second album as a leader, Before the Rain, came in 2011 from Palmetto, featuring a quartet with Kimbrough, Hébert and drummer Matt Wilson.
Preminger has played with Billy Hart, Dave Holland, Fred Hersch, Dave Douglas, Victor Lewis, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Billy Drummond, George Cables, Roscoe Mitchell, and Eddie Henderson.
Critical reception Of Brooklyn-based saxophonist Noah Preminger, the Hartford Courant said: "Playing with the grace and expressiveness of a jazz veteran, the young man with a horn mixes cool restraint with emotional depth and old-fashioned poetry with contemporary bite."
Jazz Review said: "Preminger seems to have arrived on the scene fully formed, with incisive musical instincts, a distinctive personal sound and an ability to write great tunes." The New York Times added: "More than just a promising starting point, this is a display of integrity; here's a musician you feel you can trust." Dry Bridge Road was named Debut of the Year in the Village Voice critics poll, making top 10 lists in JazzTimes, Stereophile and The Nation.
All About Jazz said about Before the Rain: "Sensitivity and an ear for aural sophistication are the hallmarks of tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger." Down Beat magazine said, "The creativity and passion remain extremely high," while The New York Times concluded: "Mr. Preminger designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story."
While he was a student, the Boston Phoenix said: "Preminger's sound is beholden to no one. That makes him continually unpredictable and continually satisfying."
Discography As a leader Artist Title Label YearNoah Preminger X Max LightStitching LifeChill Tone2026Noah PremingerBalladsChill Tone2025Noah PremingerThe DankDry Bridge Records2023Noah PremingerPreminger Plays PremingerDry Bridge Records2023Noah PremingerSky ContinuousCriss Cross Jazz2022Noah PremingerSongs We Love with Max Light, guitarSteepleChase2022Noah PremingerThundaIndependent Release2021Noah PremingerContemptmentSteeple Chase2020Noah PremingerPreminger Plays PremingerNewvelle Records2019Noah PremingerZigsaw: Music Of Steve LampertIndependent Release2019Noah Preminger After LifeCriss Cross Jazz2019Noah Preminger The Chopin ProjectConnection Works Records2018Noah Preminger GenuinityCriss Cross Jazz2018Noah Preminger Meditations On FreedomNoah Preminger2017Noah Preminger Some Other TimeNewvelle2016Noah Preminger Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the GroundNoah Preminger2016Noah Preminger Pivot: Live at 55 BarNoah Preminger2015Noah Preminger Background MusicFresh Sound2014Noah Preminger HaymakerPalmetto2013Noah Preminger Before the RainPalmetto2011Noah PremingerDry Bridge RoadNowt2008
As a sideman Artist Title Label YearMichael FeinbergBlues VariantCriss Cross Jazz2023Frank CarlbergWhispers and CriesIndependent Release2019Jason PalmerLive at Wally's - Vol 1 & 2Steeplechase2018Rob GarciaFinding love in an oligarchy on a dying planetBrooklyn Jazz Underground2016Julian ShoreFilamentsTone Rogue 2012Dan CrayMeridiesOrigin2012Rob GarciaDrop and the OceanBrooklyn Jazz Underground2011Andre MatosQuareInner Circle2010Rob GarciaPerennialBrooklyn Jazz Underground2009
References
Noah Preminger official site "Blindfold Test: Noah Preminger", Downbeat, November 2020 "Noah Preminger Quintet at Smalls NYC", London Jazz News, February 2020 "Noah Preminger in Perpetual Motion", Downbeat, April 2019 The Playlist: Offset Repents, and 13 More New Songs, Noah Preminger Quartet, The New York Times, 2-22-2019 The Blues? Overcoming Hard Times Through Swinging Elegance, Noah Preminger, The New York Times, 5-20-2016 Noah Preminger at the Jazz Standard, Noah Preminger, The New York Times, 5-22-2013 "Before The Rain", NPR Jazz: The Best Jazz of 2011, National Public Radio Performance/Tour Review, Noah Preminger, All About Jazz, 10-20-2011 "Before The Rain", Editor's Picks, Downbeat, January 2011 Music Review, Noah Preminger, The New York Times, 12-02-2009