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  • Genre: Jazz / Latin / Nu-Jazz

    Location RICHMOND, Virginia, US

    Profile Views: 12280

    Last Login: 7/10/2009

    Member Since 7/24/2006

    Website WWW.SAXSMO.COM

    Record Label 804JAZZ

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    A graduate of Berklee College of Music Saxsmo is one of the young lions of Jazz. Having played with Dizzy Gillispie, Art Blakey, Larry Carlton, Fred Wesley, Robert Flack, and his own group of 804 JAZZ Allstars, Saxsmo is the real deal. James left the music department at Virginia State University to spread his wings in Boston at Berklee. While there he joined the young giants of Jazz. Just the mention of his name brings a smile to the faces of Terri Lynn Carrington, Lynne Fidmont, Walter Beasley, Alex Bugnon, Cyrus Chestnut, Billy Kilson, Brandon Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jeff Watts, Shelia Ford, Marvin Smitty Smith, Wallace Roney, Mako Ozone, Ron Savage, Omar Hakim, Lala Hathaway, Carl Jenkins, Greg Osby, Kevin Eubanks, Robin Eubanks, Wil Calhoun, Donald Harrison, and many many others. Poised to make a move James has partnered with 804 JAZZ and Bill McGee to take his career to the next level. In his home town of Richmond, Virginia SAXSMO is known as one of the hottest jazz men to pick up a sax. Following in his father's footsteps SAXSMO has made a name for himself as an energetic saxophonist capable of playing all styles from bop to the smoothest progressive jazz. For more information check him out at WWW.SAXSMO.COM. Oh yeah... tell your friends to buy the CD or Downloads.
  • Members

    James Saxsmo Gates (Sax and Band Leader), Hannon Lane (Producer, Guitar, Trombone, Engineer, Keys, Arranger), Nate Smith (Drums), Robbie Cunningham (Vocals), Carl Lester-El (Bass), Dr. Weldon Hill (Piano), Brandon Lane (Bass, Trombone), Leonard Jones (Drums),Billy Williams (Drums), Michael Hawkins (Bass), Matthew Steele (Bass), Tom Reaves (Guitar), , Lance Dickerson (Piano), Alvin Spratley (Bass), Eliis Tucker (Keyboards), Charles Chico Wiley (Drums), Bill McGee (Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Engineer)
  • Influences

    James Boo Gates Sr., Billy Kilson, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington, Ronnie Laws, Eddie Harris, Walter Bishop Jr., Walter Davis Jr., Billy Strayhorn, Dizzy Gillispie, Lee Morgan, Kirk Whalum, Art Blakey, Dr. Joe Kennedy, Dr. Lonnie Liston Smith, Johnnie Peyton, Tuscan Jasper, Larry Carlton, Billy Kilson, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Philly "Joe" Jones, Alan Dawson, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Smith, Charles Earland, Jimmy McGriff, Bill Doggett, Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones, Herbie Hanncock, Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Max Roach, Andy McGee, Billy Pierce, Art Farmer, Tony Willams, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Drew, Clifford Brown, Mary Lou William, Errol Garner, Art Tatum, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Quincy Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme', Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Billy Eckstine, Dianne Reeves, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Micheal Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Fred Wesley, James Brown, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Sounds Like

    Kirk Whalum, Walter Beasley, Sonny Stitt, George Howard, Cannonball Adderly, Charlie Parker, Eddie Harris, Gerald Albright, Branford Marsalis, Lou Donaldson, Maceo Parker, Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Rollins, Grover Washington, Ronnie Laws, Kenny Garrett.

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  • 3 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    LOVE PASSIONATELY AND WITHOUT FEAR James!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT PASSIONATE LOVE ...

    "The PLEASURE OF LOVE is in LOVING;

    and we are HAPPIER by the PASSION WE FEEL;

    than by that we INSPIRE."

    ~ François Duc De La Rochefoucauld, French writer
       and moralist
      
    THE LOVE BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN IS THE

    GREATEST AND MOST COMPLETE PASSION

    THE WORLD WILL EVER SEE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    LOCK YOUR DOORS, BOLT YOUR WINDOWS and PREPARE YOURSELF for HALLOWEEN NIGHT!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    James,

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE WOLF MAN ...

    "Even a man who is PURE IN HEART

    and says his PRAYERS BY NIGHT

    may become a WOLF when the WOLFBANE BLOOMS

    and the AUTUMN MOON is BRIGHT."

    ~ The Legend of "The Wolf Man"

    BEWARE OF THE BRIGHT FULL MOON!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    DON'T OPEN THE DOOR this HALLOWEEN NIGHT James!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HALLOWEEN ...

    "Tis the night - the NIGHT

    Of the GRAVE'S DELIGHT,

    And the warlocks are at their play;

    Ye think that without

    The WILD WINDS shout,

    But no, it is THEY - it is THEY."

    ~ Arthur Cleveland Coxe

    SHADOWS OF A THOUSAND YEARS RISE AGAIN

     UNSEEN.  VOICES WHISPER IN THE TREES,

    "TONIGHT IS HALLOWEEN!"

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    The SECRET TO HUMOR is SURPRISE James!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" -  MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SURPRISES ...

    "LIFE is FULL

    of CHALLENGES and SURPRISES."

    ~ Jil Sander

    SURPRISES ARE FOOLISH THINGS.  THE PLEASURE

    IS NOT ENHANCED, AND THE INCOVENIENCE IS

    OFTEN CONSIDERABLE.

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    8 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    The MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD
    Plays Trumpet James!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" -  MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT PLAYING TRUMPET ...

    "Playing the TRUMPET is such an intangible experience.

    The player is compelled to start FROM THE BEGINNING

    and build anew each day. It isn't like building a house,

    where we can RESUME BUILDING where we left off

    the previous day's accomplishments. EACH NEW DAY

    we must rebuild the foundation of our musical structure."

    ~ Armando Ghitalla

    IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU HAVE TO

    PLAY YOUR BEST WHEN YOU FEEL YOUR WORST.
     
    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    8 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    You Think YOUR JOB IS TOUGH James?
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE ...

    "The BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE is the one on which you decide YOUR LIFE is your own. No APOLOGIES or EXCUSES. No one to LEAN ON, RELY ON, or BLAME.

    The GIFT OF LIFE is YOURS; it is an AMAZING JOURNEY; and YOU ALONE are responsible for the quality of it. ”

     ~ Dan Zadra

    IF YOU DON'T LIKE BEING A DOORMAT ~ THEN

    GET OFF THE FLOOR!  YOU ARE TOUGHER AND

    STRONGER THAN YOU THINK!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    9 months ago
  • Richard Harris

    How about a BIG MAC James?
          
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MC DONALDS ...

    "MC DONALDS ~ I'm LOVIN' IT!"

    HAVE A GOOD LAUGH TODAY!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    10 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    ENJOY Your SUMMER James!
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SUMMER ...

    Happy 4th of July James!

    "What good is the WARMTH OF SUMMER,

    without the COLD OF WINTER

    to give it SWEETNESS."

     ~ John Steinbeck

    IT'S A SMILE, IT'S A KISS, IT'S A SIP OF WINE ...

    IT'S SUMMERTIME!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    10 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Live THE GOOD LIFE James!
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE GOOD LIFE ...

    "Thank you, GOD,

    for this GOOD LIFE

    and FORGIVE US

    if we do not LOVE IT ENOUGH."

     ~ Garrison Keillor

    THE GOOD LIFE IS ONE INSPIRED BY LOVE

    AND GUIDED BY KNOWLEDGE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    11 months ago
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Bio:

A graduate of Berklee College of Music Saxsmo is one of the young lions of Jazz. Having played with Dizzy Gillispie, Art Blakey, Larry Carlton, Fred Wesley, Robert Flack, and his own group of 804 JAZZ Allstars, Saxsmo is the real deal. James left the music department at Virginia State University to spread his wings in Boston at Berklee. While there he joined the young giants of Jazz. Just the mention of his name brings a smile to the faces of Terri Lynn Carrington, Lynne Fidmont, Walter Beasley, Alex Bugnon, Cyrus Chestnut, Billy Kilson, Brandon Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jeff Watts, Shelia Ford, Marvin Smitty Smith, Wallace Roney, Mako Ozone, Ron Savage, Omar Hakim, Lala Hathaway, Carl Jenkins, Greg Osby, Kevin Eubanks, Robin Eubanks, Wil Calhoun, Donald Harrison, and many many others. Poised to make a move James has partnered with 804 JAZZ and Bill McGee to take his career to the next level. In his home town of Richmond, Virginia SAXSMO is known as one of the hottest jazz men to pick up a sax. Following in his father's footsteps SAXSMO has made a name for himself as an energetic saxophonist capable of playing all styles from bop to the smoothest progressive jazz. For more information check him out at WWW.SAXSMO.COM. Oh yeah... tell your friends to buy the CD or Downloads.

Member Since:

July 24, 2006

Members:

James Saxsmo Gates (Sax and Band Leader), Hannon Lane (Producer, Guitar, Trombone, Engineer, Keys, Arranger), Nate Smith (Drums), Robbie Cunningham (Vocals), Carl Lester-El (Bass), Dr. Weldon Hill (Piano), Brandon Lane (Bass, Trombone), Leonard Jones (Drums),Billy Williams (Drums), Michael Hawkins (Bass), Matthew Steele (Bass), Tom Reaves (Guitar), , Lance Dickerson (Piano), Alvin Spratley (Bass), Eliis Tucker (Keyboards), Charles Chico Wiley (Drums), Bill McGee (Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Engineer)

Influences:

James Boo Gates Sr., Billy Kilson, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington, Ronnie Laws, Eddie Harris, Walter Bishop Jr., Walter Davis Jr., Billy Strayhorn, Dizzy Gillispie, Lee Morgan, Kirk Whalum, Art Blakey, Dr. Joe Kennedy, Dr. Lonnie Liston Smith, Johnnie Peyton, Tuscan Jasper, Larry Carlton, Billy Kilson, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Philly "Joe" Jones, Alan Dawson, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Smith, Charles Earland, Jimmy McGriff, Bill Doggett, Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones, Herbie Hanncock, Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Max Roach, Andy McGee, Billy Pierce, Art Farmer, Tony Willams, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Drew, Clifford Brown, Mary Lou William, Errol Garner, Art Tatum, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Quincy Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme', Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Billy Eckstine, Dianne Reeves, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Micheal Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Fred Wesley, James Brown, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sounds Like:

Kirk Whalum, Walter Beasley, Sonny Stitt, George Howard, Cannonball Adderly, Charlie Parker, Eddie Harris, Gerald Albright, Branford Marsalis, Lou Donaldson, Maceo Parker, Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Rollins, Grover Washington, Ronnie Laws, Kenny Garrett.

Record Label:

804JAZZ

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