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Birth name
  
Ron Blake

Role
  
Saxophonist

Occupation(s)
  
Musician

Instruments
  
Saxophone

Children
  
Maya N. Blake

Name
  
Ron Blake


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Born
  
September 7, 1965 (age 58) San Juan, Puerto Rico (
1965-09-07
)

Genres
  
Mainstream jazz Post bop Hard bop Rock Soul Blues

Labels
  
Mack Avenue, Freestyle Records

Associated acts
  
Saturday Night Live Band, Christian McBride Big Band, Dion Parson & 21st Century

Albums
  
Shayari, Sonic Tonic, Lest We Forget, Minor Thang, Open the Gates, Penn's Landing, Play-Penn, Waitin' And Waitin'

Music group
  
Saturday Night Live Band

Ron blake


Ron Blake (born September 7, 1965) is an American saxophonist, band leader, composer, and music educator. He is a member of the Saturday Night Live Band, Dion Parson & 21st Century Band and the Grammy-winning Christian McBride Big Band. He is a professor of Jazz studies at The Juilliard School. He has more than fifty credits on his discography as a sideman for Roy Hargrove, Art Farmer and the Latin pop group Yerba Buena.

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Biography

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Blake was born on September 7, 1965, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

As leader

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  • Shayari, Mac Avenue, 2008
  • Lest We Forget, Mac Avenue, 2003
  • Up Front and Personal – Ron Blake Quartet, Tahmun, 2000

    • As co-leader

    Ron Blake Sonic Tonic Bonus CD Ron Blake Songs Reviews

  • 21st Century Dion Parson & 21st Century Band, Tahmun, 2000

    • As sideman

  • The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band – Grammy Award for Best Large Ensemble Album – 2012
  • The Things I Am, Reuben Rogers, Renwick
  • Live at Tonic, Christian McBride Big Band, Ropeadope
  • Vertical Vision, Christian McBride Big Band
  • Sci-Fi, Christian McBride Big Band
  • Island Life, Yerba Buena, Razor and Tie
  • Organic Vibes, Joey DeFrancesco, Concord

    • With Gerald Wilson

  • In My Time (Mack Avenue, 2005)
  • Monterey Moods (Mack Avenue, 2007)
  • Detroit (Mack Avenue, 2009)
  • Legacy (Mack Avenue, 2011)

    • References

    Ron Blake Wikipedia
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