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Influences
There are so many to name but, i used to play along with these cd's in high school:
David Sanborn , Maceo Parker, Cannonball Adderley , Benny Goodman , Louis Armstrong , Bob Minzter , Charlie Parker, Dizzy, Stan Getz , and yes Kenny G.
I also listen to Gerald Albright , Chuck Loeb, Soulive, Larry Carlton, Fourplay, John Scofield, Lee Ritenour, Joe Lovano, kirk Whalum, Boney James, Down to the Bone, Earl Klugh, Euge Groove, Eric Marienthal, George Benson , Jeff Golub, Marcus Miller, Gerald Veasley ( At The Jazz Base !! Incredible cd ) , Jaco, George Duke, Lyle Lovett, Michael Buble', Michael Manson, Norman Brown, Paul Hardcastle, Liquid Soul, The Rippingtons, Herbie Hancock, Tierney Allen, Steely Dan, Sting, Spyro Gyra, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Michael Mcdonald, Will Downing, Phil Perry, T.O.P., Grover Washington, Coltrane, Miles and all the grest from back in the day. I pretty much listen to everything, except Country. Maybe a few but not many .
Here are a few of my Favorite Music DVD's : Prince live in Vegas 2002 , Future 2 Future Herbie Hancock , Lee Ritenour Overtime, Diana Krall Live in Montreal, Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival, Branford Marsalis a Tribute to Coltrane , Tom Dowd & the Language of Music , Kirk Whalum the Gospel According to Jazz Chapter II , Victor Wooten Live at Bass Day 98 , an evening of Fourplay Vol . 1 & 2 , George Benson Absolutely Live , Kenny G live , Arturo Sandoval Live at the Blue Note , G3 Satriani/Johnson/Vai , Stevie Ray Vaughn Double Trouble Live in Austin TX. , and of course the infamous Tenacious D - Funny dvd in a wierd sort of way.
Johnny Mag Sax was born in Rochester, New York. He started playing the Saxophone when he was in the 5th Grade. He went on to play in High School Jazz and Concert Band in Jacksonville, Illinois where he grew up. He attended Western Illinois University as a Music Performance Major. While Johnny was at WIU he was also in R.O.T.C. (Reserve Officers Training Course), which offered him the opportunity to audition for an Elite group of Musicians, The United States Army Band.
Johnny toured overseas with the Army Band for 2 years, playing for Military and Presidential Dignitaries as well as many concert venues with local Bands in Germany.
After transferring back to the U.S.A., Johnny was assigned to Ft. Hood next to Austin, Texas where he frequently played night clubs on the famous 6th street. There, he added a blues angle to his already versatile playing style. Johnny then moved to Southwest Florida in 1997 and currently resides in Orlando, Florida.
Johnny Currently has a Collaboration Cd with Guitarist Marc Vee called VMP Vee/Magsax Project . They also , have just opened for some top named smoothjazz acts such as Kenny G , Chirs Botti and Boney James
Johnny Mag Sax, has performed on many albums with some top named recording artists , such as Ayieb Dieng, Paul Jackson Jr. , Bob Baldwin , Ruth Ann Galatas , Tata Vega , Paul Russo , Tom Dowd and Mike Blaty.
Main E-Mail : themagsax@aol.com
If anyone would like to Buy a cd of the songs you hear on this page and more ,... Just let me know ,...
For more info and to listen to VMP goto: www.cdbaby.com/vmp
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Hello and good morning! Thanks for sharing your tunes...I am looking at the sunrise through the palms and mango trees and thought "Blue in Green" would be a great selection for our profile song-of-the-day. Thanks for letting us borrow it! Best!
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Hello Johnny Mag Sax Thank you for being a positive force in this world. Music is one of the few things left that still has the power to bring people from different cultures together in harmony. Always feel free to contact me.
Johnny Mag Sax ... :o) Been a minute, but wanted to come thru and show some love.... Keep doing ya thang... and don't let ANY body EVER tell you,"You Can't!" The mind is incredible. If you believe, you CAN achieve. DON'T give up on your destiny, it NEVER gives up on you.
Hey SSSSSuuuuper SSSSSSaaaaxalicious! Sorry I didn't get to say by 2nite. Had to get the hell outa there. Get in touch with me....My sister wants to holla atcha about a possible gig.
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