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David Sanborn
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
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Allan Schwartzberg
Allan Schwartzberg
American musician and record producer
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Anton Fig
Anton Fig
American musician
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Don Grolnick
Don Grolnick
American musician
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Robert Shakespeare
Robert Shakespeare
Jamaican musician
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Will Lee
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
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Jeff Bova
Jeff Bova
American composer and musician
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Mike Stern
Mike Stern
American jazz guitarist
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Brecker Brothers
Brecker Brothers
American jazz music duo
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John Tropea
John Tropea
American musician
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Andy Newmark
Andy Newmark
American musician
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Dick Morrissey
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
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Hiram Bullock
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
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Mike Mainieri
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
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Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
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Mark Egan
Mark Egan
American jazz musician
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Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
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Frank Catalano
Frank Catalano
American musician
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Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, actress and activist
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Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips
English drummer (born 1957)
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T. M. Stevens
T. M. Stevens
American musician
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Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza
American composer
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Adam Rogers
Adam Rogers
American musician
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Bud Brisbois
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
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Nils Lofgren
Nils Lofgren
American rock musician
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Randy Sandke
Randy Sandke
American musician
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Mike Clark
Mike Clark
American jazz musician
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Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas
British record producer
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
American rock music band
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Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken
American session musician
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Chris Laurence
Chris Laurence
musician
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Michael Davis
Michael Davis
Jazz trombonist, composer, clinician
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Chris Batchelor
Chris Batchelor
British musician
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Chris Botti
Chris Botti
American trumpeter and composer
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Martin Drew
Martin Drew
British musician
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Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller
American jazz musician
Neil Jason
American musician

Neil Jason

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American musician
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Neil Jason, is an American session bass guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he has worked with some of the biggest recording artists, including John Lennon, Billy Joel, Roxy Music, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Kiss, Gene Simmons, Michael Jackson, Brecker Brothers, Hall & Oates, Cyndi Lauper, Harry Chapin, Joe Jackson, Charlie Watts, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Diana Ross, John McLaughlin, Gladys Knight, Debbie Harry, Michael Franks, Bob James, David Sanborn, Brigitte Zarie, Carly Simon, Janis Ian, Nils Lofgren, Eddie Van Halen and tenor Luciano Pavarotti. He also writes for TV and film.

Neil was a member of the Saturday Night Live house band from 1980 to 1983 and has made over a hundred appearances with Paul Shaffer’s band on The Late Show With David Letterman. He has also worked on countless hit commercials and movies as a composer in New York City.