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Tommy Cheek
Woodwind specialist Tommy Cheek has been performing consistently since his first professional position in the CETA orchestra. He has performed with groups from many different genres including Rhythm and Blues, funk, African soul, Blues, Jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and European classical music. Tommy plays saxophones, clarinets and flutes as well as composing and arranging. He has worked with The Temptations, The Four Tops, Lou Rawls, Natalie Cole, Third world, Charlie Palmieri, Manhattan Transfer, The Oregon Symphony and The Columbia Symphony among others. Tommy also has been a member and arranger of the Portland Saxophone Quartet and World music group Akrowa with Israel Annoh and Ramsey Embick.
Gear
Keiwerth tenor saxophone, Rampone Cazzani curved soprano saxophone, Prima Sankyo alto flute and Selmer bass clarinet to low "c".
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Paul Oswell on his site. He has a New Orleans site that reviews new music.
Tommy Cheek
If you can listen to the opening track (or any of these songs, to be honest), JB Blues, and not shimmy around with a smile on your face in whatever space you happen to be occupying, then truly, you’re made of stone. Tommy Cheek is a funky woodwind specialist, and he deploys his entire arsenal here, unleashing irresistible tenor and soprano saxophones, an alto flute and a bass clarinet with extreme groove-lead prejudice. Ghanaian percussionist Israel Annoh brings the beats, embellished by congas and bongos, with Ramsey Embick on keyboards and Sam Arnold on guitars and trombone
Tommy Cheek
Location: New Orleans
Instrument: Saxophone
Born: October 14, 1956
