Rickey Woodard

Rickey Woodard (born August 5, 1950) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1980 on Woodard spent seven years with the Ray Charles band.[1]

A member of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Woodard has also recorded with Frank Capp and as a member of Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham's Sweet Baby Blues Band.[2]

In 1993, he embarked on a series of yearly visits to the Peterborough Jazz Club in England, billed with veteran British jazz musicians such as Dick Morrissey, John Burch, and Tony Archer.

Discography

As leader/co-leader
As a member of The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
As sideman

References

  1. ↑ Giddins, Gary (2004) Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century, p. 33. Oxford University Press, Nov 15, 2004 At Google Books. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir, et al. (2002) All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music, p. 220. Backbeat Books At Google Books. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
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