Seamus Blake

Seamus Blake (born December 1970) is a Canadian tenor saxophonist.

Life and career

Born in London, England, Blake was brought up in Vancouver, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a child and he later attended Berklee School of Music in Boston.[1] Upon graduation moved to New York.[2] In February 2002 he won the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition.[3][4] He currently plays with his own quintet (featuring David Kikoski, Lage Lund, Bill Stewart, and Matt Clohesy) and has been a regular with the Mingus Big Band as well as many other New York musicians.

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