GARY SMULYAN

Baritone saxophone legend Gary Smulyan is a jazz journeyman of the highest order. Perhaps best known for his work with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, he has been a key player in a variety of other ensembles including the Dave Holland Octet and the Big Band, the George Coleman octet, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band and the Joe Lovano Nonet. His deep toned and soulful mastery of what can be a cumbersome instrument in other hands has led him to share the stage and the recording studio with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, timbales king Tito Puente, and R&B/blues and soul icons Ray Charles, B.B. King, and Diana Ross.