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Michael Lington
Michael Lington
Danish musician
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Jessy J
Jessy J
American musician
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Boney James
Boney James
American recording artist; saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer
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Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum
American musician
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Candy Dulfer
Candy Dulfer
Dutch saxophonist and singer
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Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
American rock music band
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Ledisi
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Asian-American jazz musician
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Dave Koz
Dave Koz
American jazz saxophonist
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Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
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Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber
American keyboardist, composer, and record producer
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Kenny G
Kenny G
American saxophonist
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Carol Duboc
Carol Duboc
American musician
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The Rippingtons
The Rippingtons
band
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Randy Waldman
Randy Waldman
American musician
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Vincent Ingala
Vincent Ingala
American musician
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Cindy Bradley
Cindy Bradley
Jazz trumpet, flugelhorn and flumpet player and composer
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Pamela Williams
Pamela Williams
American musician
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Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier
English musician and multinstrumentalist
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Shakatak
Shakatak
British pop group
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Boots Randolph
Boots Randolph
American musician
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Chris Botti
Chris Botti
American trumpeter and composer
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Joe Houston
Joe Houston
American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist
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Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator
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Niki Haris
Niki Haris
Dancer, singer
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King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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Seawind
Seawind
American jazz fusion
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Terry Wollman
Terry Wollman
jazz musician
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Walter Beasley
Walter Beasley
American musician
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Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal
American musician
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
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Najee
Najee
American musician
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Mandisa
Mandisa
American singer
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David Sanborn
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Lauren Daigle
Lauren Daigle
American singer and songwriter
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Steve Cole
Steve Cole
American musician
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Brian Simpson
Brian Simpson
musician
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Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
American singer and recording artist
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Sara Caswell
Sara Caswell
American violinist
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Restless Heart
Restless Heart
American country music band
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Warren Hill
Warren Hill
Canadian musician
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Horace Silver
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
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Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets
American jazz fusion band
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Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell
American singer-songwriter
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Eric Darius
Eric Darius
American musician
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Jimmy Greene
Jimmy Greene
American musician
Mindi Abair
American smooth jazz saxophonist

Mindi Abair

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American smooth jazz saxophonist
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Mindi Abair (born May 23, 1969) is an American saxophonist, vocalist, author, and National Trustee for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the organization that puts on the Grammy Awards show.

Her solo career has produced ten No. 1 radio singles, two No. 1 Billboard Jazz CDs, and four more solo CDs that have landed No. 5 and above on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts. She was the featured saxophonist for the 2011 and 2012 seasons of American Idol, and performed with the rock band Aerosmith. Abair's recordings have twice been nominated for Grammy Awards.