Craig Handy
| Craig Handy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1962 (age 53–54) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Website |
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Craig Mitchell Handy (born 1962)[1] is an American tenor saxophonist.[2]
Born in Oakland, California, he attended North Texas State University from 1981 to 1984, and following this played with Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Haynes, Abdullah Ibrahim, Elvin Jones, Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, George Adams, Ray Drummond, Conrad Herwig, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and David Weiss among many others. He is a member of the Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra.
Handy plays the role of Coleman Hawkins in the 1996 film Kansas City . He is credited for performing the Cosby Show season 6 theme.
Discography
As leader
| Title | Year of Release | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Split Second Timing | 1991 | Arabesque |
| Introducing Three for All + One | 1993 | Arabesque |
| Reflections in Change | 1999 | Sirocco |
| Flow | 2000 | Sirocco |
| Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith | 2014 | OKeh Records / Sony Music |
As sideman
With Charles Mingus
With John Scofield
With Abdullah Ibrahim
With Joe Henderson
With Freddie Hubbard
With Betty Carter
References
- ↑ "All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ Scott Yanow. "Craig Handy | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
Further reading
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Ninth edition, edited by Laura Diane Kuhn (born 1953), Schirmer Books, New York (2001), ISBN 978-0028655253
- The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Second edition, Three volumes, edited by Barry Dean Kernfeld (born 1950), Macmillan Publishers, London (2002), ISBN 978-1561592845
External links
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