Seamus Blake
| Seamus Blake | |
|---|---|
 Blake in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
December 1970 (age 44) London, England |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Associated acts | Mingus Big Band |
Seamus Blake (born 8 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.
Discography
- The Call (Criss Cross Jazz 1993)
- The Bloomdaddies (Criss Cross Jazz 1995)
- Four Track Mind (Criss Cross Jazz 1994)
- Echonomics (Criss Cross Jazz 1999)
- Stranger Things Have Happened (Fresh Sound 1999)
- Way Out Willy (Criss Cross Jazz 2006)
- Live in Italy (Jazz Eyes 2008)
- Bellwether (Criss Cross Jazz 2008)
- Live at Smalls (Smalls Live 2009)
- Reeds Ramble (Criss Cross Jazz 2013)
References
- ↑ Janus, Cicily (2010). The New Face of Jazz. Billboard Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-8230-0065-4.
- ↑ Miller, Mark. The Miller Compendium to Jazz in Canada. The Mercury Press. pp. 21–23.
- ↑ "Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz". Retrieved 07-02-2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2011-02-26). "ARTS IN AMERICA; No Nightclub, Just Saxophones, Artfully Competing". The New York Times.