Ron Blake
| Ron Blake | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ron Blake |
| Born |
September 7, 1965 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Genres |
Mainstream jazz Post bop Hard bop Rock Soul Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Labels | Mack Avenue, Freestyle Records |
| Associated acts | Saturday Night Live Band, Christian McBride Big Band, Dion Parson & 21st Century |
| Website | ronblakemusic.com |
Ron Blake (Born September 7, 1965[1] – ) is an American saxophonist, band leader, composer, and music educator. He is a member of the Saturday Night Live Band, Dion Parson & 21st Century Band and the Grammy-winning Christian McBride Big Band. He is a professor of Jazz studies at The Juilliard School. He has more than fifty credits on his discography as a sideman for Roy Hargrove, Art Farmer and the GRAMMY-nominated, Latin pop group, Yerba Buena.
Biography
Blake was born September 7, 1965 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Discography
As leader
- Shayari, Mac Avenue, 2008
- Lest We Forget, Mac Avenue, 2003
- Up Front and Personal – Ron Blake Quartet, Tahmun, 2000
As co-leader
- 21st Century Dion Parson & 21st Century Band, Tahmun, 2000
As sideman
- The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band – Grammy Award for Best Large Ensemble Album – 2012
- The Things I Am, Reuben Rogers, Renwick
- Live at TONIC, Christian McBride Big Band, Ropeadope
- Island Life, Yerba Buena, Razor and Tie
- Organic Vibes, Joey DeFrancesco, Concord