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Pages in category "Smooth jazz saxophonists" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Mindi Abair;
Kenny G was born in Seattle, Washington and started playing the saxophone aged 10, inspired by a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. He attended several schools in Seattle, including the University of Washington. During high school, he took private saxophone lessons and played in the school jazz band.
Jeff Kashiwa was born in 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky but moved to Seattle, Washington as a young child. He credits the public school's music program for inspiring his interest in music, [1] along with his father, who died in 1992, who was a fan of jazz music including Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller.
The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz. Saxophonists. Mindi Abair; Gerald Albright ... 24k Music Network syndicated television and radio show ...
Paul Taylor (born April 30, 1960) [1] is an American smooth jazz alto and soprano saxophonist who has released twelve albums since his debut On the Horn in 1995. He is a graduate of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he attended with a full music scholarship. [2]
Having grown up as a fan of R&B and funk and trained in classical and jazz saxophone, [5] his own style falls between contemporary R&B and contemporary jazz, [6] a blend which has been called "smooth jazz". [3] He is not only an alto and soprano saxophonist and a singer, [7] but also a composer and producer. [5]
Warren Hill (born April 15, 1966) is a smooth jazz alto saxophonist from Toronto, Canada. Hill was discovered in 1988 while performing at his graduation from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Record producer Russ Titelman, who was in the audience, invited him to record on an album by Chaka Khan.
Marion Meadows (born July 24, 1962) [1] is an American soprano saxophonist and composer, mainly in smooth jazz. [1] He was born in Beckley, West Virginia , and grew up mainly in Connecticut. [ 1 ] His first album as a leader was For Lovers Only in 1990. [ 1 ]