Ron Blake
Ron Blake (born September 7, 1965) is an American saxophonist, band leader, composer, and music educator. Born in the Virgin Islands, he attended Northwestern University, and now lives in New York City. Blake began studying guitar at age 8 and turned to the saxophone at age 10. He taught at the University of South Florida before moving to New York, where he spent five years in trumpeter Roy Hargrove's quintet, and seven years in flugelhornist Art Farmer's group. He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy. He completed a master's degree at NYU in 2010. Blake co-founded the 21st Century Band and the Tahmun record label with Dion Parson in 1998. He is a member of NBC's Saturday Night Live Band, and the Grammy award-winning Christian McBride Big Band. He is a professor of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School. He has more than sixty credits on his discography as a sideman and continues to work as a performer.
Cherry Avenue
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Minor Thang
- 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Open The Gates
- 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Play-penn
- 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Single Minded
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Shayari
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Monterey Moods
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Healing Space
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In My Time
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Gemini
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Sonic Tonic
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Lest We Forget
- 2003-09-23T00:00:00.000000Z
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