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Artist Biography For Andrew White

There Is More Than One Artist By The Name Of Andrew White 1 An American Jazz/R'n'B Multi-Instrumentalist Saxophone Oboe And Bass Guitar Musicologist And Publisher Who Over A Long Career Played With Otis Redding And Stevie Wonder And Served With The 5th Dimension And Weather Report
2 A British-Born New Zealand-Raised Celtic Guitarist And Singer-Songwriter
3 The Guitarist For The Kaiser Chiefs
4 A Former Member Of Canadian Indie Rock Band The Dears 1 Andrew White Born September 6 1942 In Washington DC Is An American Jazz/R'n'B Multi-Instrumentalist Saxophone Oboe And Bass Guitar Musicologist And Publisher. As A Saxophonist White Appeared On The Jazz Scene In September 1960 Concurrent With His Graduation From His Studies At Howard University When He Appeared With Washington D.C.'s J.F.K. Quintet 1961-63 . Subsequently He Played With Kenny Clarke 1965 Otis Redding 1967 McCoy Tyner 1970 Elvin Jones 1980-81 Beaver Harris 1983 The Julius Hemphill Saxophone Sextet 1987 “The Six Winds” Dutch Saxophone Sextet 1999 And On His Own “Andrew White's ZORROSAX ALLSTARS ” Saxophone Sextet 2002 And Hundreds Of Personal Solo Appearances Worldwide. These Include Solo Performances At New York City’s Carnegie Hall 1974 And 1975 Lincoln Center 1990 And 1995 Town Hall 1975 The Kennedy Center In Washington D.C. 1970 Through 2005 Paris France’s Theatre Du Chatelet 1980 La Vila 1995 And A 1994 Solo Summer Tour Of Seven French Cities. As An Electric Bassist White's Most Viable Career Spanned The Decade 1966-1976. He Was Primarily The Electric Bassist With The Singer-Songwriter Stevie Wonder From 1968 Through August 1970 Concurrent With His Position As Oboist With The American Ballet Theatre Orchestra. He Was The Principal Electric Bassist With The Popular Singing Group The 5th Dimension From 1970 Through 1976. Among His Most Memorable Recordings As An Electric Bassist Is With The Jazz-Fusion Super-Group Weather Report's Album Sweetnighter Recorded In January 1973 On Columbia Records. 2 Andrew White Is A British-Born New Zealand-Raised Celtic Guitarist And Singer-Songwriter. Originally From Newcastle-Upon-Tyne White Moved To New Zealand When He Was 16 And Quickly Established Himself As One Of NZ's Top Guitarists And Singer-Songwriters. He Released His First Album Conversations In 1984 And Was Immediately Signed By The US Label Narada Records. So Far He Has Recorded Nine Including Islands A Collaboration With 1995 Grammy-Nominated Artist David Arkenstone. Following A Live Broadcast On BBC Radio Scotland He Was Snapped Up By Linn Records And Recorded Guitarra Celtica A Stunning Instrumental Album Featuring 16 Hauntingly Beautiful Original Tracks. His First Vocal Album Pray For Rain Features Such Artists As Karen Matheson Cappercaille Michael McGoldrick Afro Celt Sound System And Brendan Power Sting Ray Charles . Released On The Independent Scottish Label Vertical Records And Produced By Capercaillie Founder Donald Shaw It Is A Skillfull Recording With A Unique Mix Of Styles Strengthened By White's Brilliant Guitar Playing And Soulful Vocals. Worldwide Over 1-Million Copies Have Been Sold Of Albums Including White's Own Compositions. 3 Andrew White Is The Guitarist For The Kaiser Chiefs 4 Andrew White Is A Former Member Of Canadian Indie Rock Band The Dears

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