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Craig Handy | |
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 Handy performing in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 24, 1962 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Website |
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Craig Mitchell Handy (born September 25, 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/ Sony |
As sideman
With Cecil Brooks III
- Hangin' with Smooth ( Muse, 1990)
With George Cables
- The George Cables Songbook (HighNote, 2016)
With Betty Carter
- Droppin' Things ( Verve, 1990)
With The Cookers
- Warriors ( Jazz Legacy Productions, 2010)
- Cast the First Stone ( Plus Loin, 2011)
- Believe ( Motema Music, 2012)
With Ray Drummond
With Joe Henderson
- Big Band (Verve, 1997)
With Freddie Hubbard
- New Colors (Hip Bop Essence, 2001)
- On the Real Side (Times Square, 2008)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Acoustic Masters II ( Atlantic, 1994)
With Abdullah Ibrahim
With Charles Mingus
With Ralph Peterson
With John Scofield
- Up All Night (Verve, 2003)
With Charles Sullivan
- Kamau (Arabesque, 1995)
With Charles Tolliver
- With Love (Blue Note, 2006)
With Jack Walrath
- Journey, Man! ( Evidence, 1995)
References
- ^ "All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. 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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- American jazz saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- African-American jazz musicians
- Jazz musicians from California
- Living people
- 1962 births
- University of North Texas College of Music alumni
- Arabesque Records artists
- 21st-century American saxophonists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- Mingus Big Band members
- Mingus Dynasty (band) members
- The New Jazz Composers Octet members
- Okeh Records artists
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American people