Gary Smulyan
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Gary Smulyan (born on April 4, 1956 in Bethpage, New York) is a baritone saxophone player in jazz. He studied at SUNY before working with Woody Herman. He also leads a quartet with Roland Hanna, Ray Drummond, and Kenny Washington.[1]
Smulyan is the current baritone saxophonist with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and for its previous incarnation, the Mel Lewis Big Band. He is also the baritone saxophonist for the Dave Holland Big Band.
Smulyan's biggest influence is Pepper Adams, and when Adams passed away, Smulyan recorded an album called Homage[2]; every cut on the album is music by Adams.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Down Beat Artists Profile
- ^ Smulyan, Gary. Homage. Criss Cross Records B0000020MS. 1991
