BK Jackson

Bio:

B.K. Jackson is a 18-year-old saxophone sensation from Tampa, Florida. B.K. is an exceptional musician and has been electrifying audiences in the Tampa Bay area for several years. B.K. first performed at the age of 11, and has received numerous awards for his talents. He was voted as the 2007 Tampa Bay Entertainer of the Year (First Annual Black Diamond Award) and was the 2007 NAACP ACT-SO (Afro Academic Technological Scientific Olympics) Gold Medal Winner in the Music Instrumental/Contemporary Category. Most recently, on June 6, 2008, B.K. (the youngest person ever selected as a finalist) won the fifth annual 2008 Capital Jazz Festival Challenge in Columbia, Maryland. B.K. has opened for numerous nationally renowned artists, such as Brian McKnight, Fantasia, Kirk Whalum, Pieces of a Dream, Wayman Tisdale, Paul Brown, Ken Navarro, Gerald Albright, Eric Darius, 480 East, Arturo Sandoval, and Roy Ayers. In May 2008, B.K. had the privilege of opening for the renowned blues artist B.B. King at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida, and received three standing ovations during his 30-min. set. On October 16, 2008, B.K. opened the Clearwater Jazz Holiday Festival for the legendary Tony Bennett. In addition, B.K. performs regularly throughout the Tampa/Clearwater/St. Petersburg area. B.K. wows the crowds with his extraordinary talent, stage presence, and ability to command an audience. In August 2008, B.K. released his debut CD “On the Move.” The first two releases from the CD are track 1 “On the Move” and track 7 “That Time of Night.” This CD is very impressive, especially given that most of the original tunes were co-written by B.K. at age 16, with the exception of “Feelin’ Saxy” which was written by him when he was in the seventh grade. He is truly a talent well beyond his years! B.K. Jackson is a graduate of Howard W. Blake High School for the Performing Arts. In August 2009, B.K. attends Florida A&M University in the Jazz Studies program. For more information regarding B.K. Jackson, go to www.bkjackson.com or contact his manager/ booking agent Regina Jackson Underwood, Unlimited Heights Entertainment, P.O. Box 601, Thonotosassa, FL 33529, (813) 361-3107, bksaxman@hotmail.com or bookings@bkjackson.com. .. ....

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Member Since:

May 07, 2006

Members:

BK ~ Alto Saxophone

Influences:

Mike Phillips, Grover Washington Jr., Charlie Parker, Cannonball Aderlly, Boney James, Kirk Whalum, Herbie Handcock, Kirk Franklin, Isreal and New Breed, Yolanda Adams, Tye Tribbett, Brian Culberson, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespe, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Gerald Albright, Unwrapped, Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross, Mary J. Blidge, Stevie Wonder, Paul Jackson Jr., Wayman Tisdale, Norman Brown, and many more!!!

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