Visionary saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin, known for shaping David Bowie’s Blackstar, launches a bold new chapter with Glitch, a two-track EP that leads into his upcoming album Lullaby for the Lost (out September on Edition Records).

Built on collective spontaneity and rhythmic fire, Glitch fuses electronica textures, jam-session energy with a deft melodicism, rhythmic invention, and spontaneous interplay. McCaslin treats the saxophone like a lead vocal: urgent, raw, and fully in the moment. This is McCaslin unfiltered: fearless, focused, and still evolving.

Both songs are co-writes with Tim Lefebvre, who produced these and the coming album in September. Glitch is a snapshot into what we get into on stage.

Tim’s ring mod affected bass is the centerpiece, with Jason and I having a bolero-esque melody on A sections. Bridge goes to a chant-like melody on saxes with psychedelic flute coloring the edges.

Pony Up started with Tim’s demo, which had a Meshuga-like energy. Added a 4 chord of sorts, and then we jammed on it, again at soundcheck, and Tim went into this sick atonal ½ time B section idea. Luckily it was recorded…after transcribing it, I added the sax multiphonics as a melody element.

The ending section felt like a release from the overall intensity of the song. Was imagining a scene change moment to end things on a more hopeful note. The C, G, D guitar forward part that precedes the melody recap was Tim’s addition. I love it and dig that it has shades of Bowie’s “Earthling.” Donny McCaslin

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