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American musician
Karl Denson
Denson performing in 2010
Born (1956-12-27 ) December 27, 1956 (age 67) Origin San Diego, California Genres
Jazz ,
funk ,
jam band Occupation(s) Musician, singer Instrument(s)
Saxophone ,
flute , vocals
Musical artist
Karl Denson (born December 27, 1956) is an American
funk and
jazz
saxophonist ,
flutist and
vocalist from
Santa Ana, California . He plays with the Rolling Stones and was a member of
Lenny Kravitz's band
[1] and has co-founded and led
The Greyboy Allstars . Denson has recorded with artists including
Jack DeJohnette ,
Dave Holland ,
Slightly Stoopid ,
[2]
Blind Boys of Alabama ,
Blackalicious ,
Stanton Moore , and
Jon Foreman of the rock band
Switchfoot . He continues to lead his own Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (KDTU)
[3] and Karl Denson Trio (KD3), while touring with the
Rolling Stones since 2014 to date.
[4] Denson appears in the 1988 movie
Coming To America and in the 2021 sequel Coming 2 America as the saxophonist in the fictional band Sexual Chocolate.
[5]
Members of KDTU include Denson (saxophone, flute),
Chris Stillwell (bass), Ricio Fruge (trumpet),
D. J. Williams (guitar), David Veith (keyboards), Alan Evans (drums) and Seth Freeman (guitar/lap steel)
KD3 comprises Denson with keyboardist Anthony Smith (Global Funk, Giant People) and drummer Brett Sanders (brother of John Staten).
Selected discography
Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz album) - (1989)
Mama Said (Lenny Kravitz album) - (1991)
Blackened Red Snapper (solo album) - (1992)
Herbal Turkey Breast (solo album) - (1993)
Chunky Pecan Pie (solo album) - (1994)
West Coast Boogaloo (
The Greyboy Allstars ) - (1994)
Baby Food (solo album) - (1995)
A Town Called Earth (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1997)
The D Stands for Diesel (solo album) - (1997)
GBA Live (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1999)
Dance Lesson #2 (solo album) - (2001)
The Bridge (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2002)
Flyin' the Koop (
Stanton Moore ) - (2002)
About Time (
Steve Winwood ) - (2003)
Once You're There [EP] (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2006)
What Happened to Television? (The Greyboy Allstars) - (2007)
[6]
Lunar Orbit (Karl Denson Trio) - (2007)
Brother's Keeper (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2009)
Top of the World (
Slightly Stoopid ) - (2012)
Inland Emperor (The Greyboy Allstars) - (2013)
Time To Do Your Thing (Z-Bonics) - (2013)
New Ammo (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2014)
Sticky Fingers Live (
The Rolling Stones ) - (2015)
Gnomes and Badgers (Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe) - (2019)
Como De Allstars (
The Greyboy Allstars ) - (2020)
References
Notes
External links
International National Artists