While perhaps best known in the pop/rock world for his tours with Paul Simon,The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel and Sting, Andy Snitzer has also amassed a dynamic solo discography, driven by his evocative saxophone style and interest in arrangement, ambience and rhythm.

Back in 1998, years before chill became an influential sub-genre of contemporary jazz, the saxophonist felt inspired one day and sat down at the piano, at his parents’ house. Retreating to Some Quiet Place in his creative mind, he began writing that album, a follow up to Ties That Bind (1994) and In The Eye Of The Storm (1996), the two Warner Bros. albums that put Andy on the map. After a brief hiatus from album making, in the first decade of the new century, Andy re-emerged, with 2011’s Traveler, a focused and influential work generally regarded as his finest. Entering a new period of creativity, Andy followed Traveler with The Rhythm (2013), American Beauty (2015), Higher (2020), A Beautiful Dream (2023), and his brand new work, Firefly (2026).

Firefly, released in June of 2026, finds Andy continuing his exploration of ambient spaces, arrangement nuance, and rhythmic intricacies, all in the context of his signature saxophone sound and style. Firefly is its own original statement, while also a clear continuation of the artistic journey Andy began in 2011, with the release of Traveler.

“On Traveler, I learned that I’m at my creative best when I start from a specific artistic position, a thesis of a sort. It might be fun for me to explore every different genre I’m interested in, under one project roof, but that’s not likely to end with a great album created. As you mature, you come to realize that this process is about the listener, not about you, the creator. You are the vehicle, the work is the end-game.” This insight reignited Andy’s creative spirit, provided focus to his artistic style, and allowed for the highly prolific period that’s followed, since the release of Traveler.

In addition to being a touring warrior, and one of contemporary jazz’s most acclaimed saxophone artists, Andy has also kept some inspiring company, all along the way, as a first-call NYC session musician. “My session musician career pre-dates both my solo artist work and my touring life. I came to NYC because I wanted to be like Mike Brecker and Dave Sanborn, in that regard.” Andy’s rise through the NYC session scene included dates with superstars of every genre: Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Beck, Jay-Z, Panic! at the Disco, Lady Gaga, David Byrne, Tony Bennett, Dr. John, among literally hundreds of others.

“My career has been a fascinating journey; hard work, some good luck, all of it with my eyes and ears open. I’ve been so fortunate, to witness great artists, in their process, up close. I can't overestimate the benefit of being able to watch Paul Simon work, for instance, over the collective weeks and months of rehearsal, in 20+ years of working together. I can’t overestimate the artistic benefit of that access, and the impact it’s had on my entire creative life.”