Ron Blake

American saxophonist, band leader, composer, and educator
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Ron Blake
Birth nameRon Blake
Born (1965-09-07) September 7, 1965 (age 58)
US Virgin Islands
GenresMainstream jazz
Post bop
Hard bop
Rock
Soul
Blues
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophones, Flute
LabelsMack Avenue, Tahmun Records
Websiteronblakemusic.com
Musical artist

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.

As leader

As co-leader

As sideman or featured artist

With Bobby Broom

With David Byrne and St. Vincent

With Marc Cary

With Joey DeFrancesco

With Cucu Diamantes

With Denise Donatelli

With Kat Edmonson

With Art Farmer

With Tia Fuller

With Tobias Gebb & Unit 7

With Benny Golson

With Benito Gonzalez

With Roy Hargrove

With Morgan James

With Sean Jones

With Cornelius Claudio Kreusch & Black Mud Sound

With Steve Kroon

With Oliver Lake Big Band

With Axel Tosca Laugart

With Ric Mandell

With Armin Marmalejo

With Christian McBride

With Jorge Moreno

With Meshell Ndegeocello

With Nicole

With Organissimo

With Dion Parson and 21st Century Band

With Clarence Penn

With Katy Perry

With Tony Reedus

With Diane Reeves

With Justin Robinson

With Reuben Rogers

With Matthew Rybecki

With Stephen Scott

With Terell Stafford

With Mary Stallings

With Sunny Sumter

With Jimmy Smith

With Teraesa Vinson

With Rodney Whitaker

With Pharez Whitted

With Vanessa Williams

With Gerald Wilson

With Anthony Wonsey

With Yerba Buena!

With Dave Matthews Band

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