James "Red" Holloway has had a star-studded
career -- performing with Dexter Gordon, Lionel Hampton,
Jack McDuff, Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins,
and Lester Young. He's best known for his partnership with
Sonny Stitt and currently is one of the busiest musicians
on the international stage.
The Saxophone Legend
Red Holloway left us on Sat Feb. 25th at age 84 in Cambria
California. Funeral services to be hedl this Sunday, at
9am, March 4th, at Forest Lawn Cemetary in Hollywood, CA.
Azar Lawrence's musical career has been
meteoric to say the least. He leads his own Quartet and is also
featured in McCoy Tyner’s Band. He has performed and recorded with
Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Marvin Gaye and Busta Rhymes. He is
featured here playing the IW-601 Black Nickel Tenor
Donald
Harrison
Today the 43-year-old saxophonist is
regarded as one of the most influential musicians of these times,
yet he remains inextricably tied to his New Orleans roots. He has
worked with Roy Haynes at age 19, Jack McDuff at age 20. & the
great Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers at age 21. He know leads his own
quartet that is perfroming at the premier jazz festivals around the
world. He is one of the few musicians who can play it all - from
traditional New Orleans, to swing, bop, post-bop, modern, smooth,
avant-garde, and beyond. Yet, Harrison has developed his own
personal style that traverses and synthesizes all these mediums with
great success. Through talent and perseverance, Harrison has
developed into one of the most significant artist to emerge in the
last twenty years! He is featured here playing the IW-601-Alto
Saxophone, Vintage lacquer.
One of the hottest Saxophone players in
the U.S. Originaly from Detroit and now based out of New York. He
travels across the globe performing on a variety of hot woodwinds.
He is seen here playing on the IW-661 Bass Sax, the IW Sopranino and
IW Soprano. He is consistently voted in the top ten Downbeat Readers
Poll on
Baritone Sax, and Soprano Sax.
Stephen
O Connell
Australian Jazz
composer/Saxophonist/Educator performs throughout Australia
with his "Illara Project" He leads the Music dept.
at the Albury Conservatory of Music in NSW, Australia. He
perform os on the IW 601 TBF Brushed finished Tenor Saxophone
and IW 601 Custom Silverplated Soprano Saxophone.
Saxophonist and Multi-Instrumentalist
Toby Karlin performs throughout Los Angeles and Southern California
with some of the top bands in the area. He also tours nationally
with the Harry Potter Band. Toby Karlin is featured on the IW 601
Baritone Sax in Black Nickel Plate, and the IW 601 Curved Soprano,
& the IW 601 Brushed Finsh Tenor! He also tears it up on Drums
and Bass Guitar!
One of L.A's hottest Saxophonists. He
burns on Tenor, Bari, Bass and anything with a reed. He is featured
at Disneyland, where he performs daily on the IW-601 Bass Sax. He
also leads The Edmund Velasco Quartet and is feautred at the top
Jazz Venues in Southern California
Laksar
Reese
Originally from Sydney Austrlalia, this
reedman is now based out of L.A. He is a featured member of the
Chuchito Valdes Afro-Cuban Ensemble. Performing extensively
throughout the U.S. He also leads his own band, the LRM Orchestra in
the greater Los Angeles area. He performs on the IW Black Nickel
Tenor, IW Curved Soprano, and the IW Bass Sax. As well as the
complete line of IW Flute
Products
Mark Allen
Felton
aka:
Panther
Awesome is the most accurate way to
describe Mark Allen Felton. This multi-faceted musician is a native
of Chicago, Illinois and has made a name for himself as one of the
smoothest saxophonist around!
Felton produced an album for the
legendary track starCarl Lewis that was released in
Japan and reached the Gold status (over 500,000 units sold).
He has shared the stage with many
artists including: Al Jarreau, Oleta Adams, Patti Labelle, Chaka
Khan, Kenny G., Kirk Whalum, Dave Koz, Billy Preston, Marcus Miller,
Lalah Hathaway, Jeffrey Osbourne, percussionist Ndugu Chancler,
comedians Tommy Davidson and George Wallace, and many others. He is
currently holding the saxophone spot with Ray Parker Jr.
(Ghostbuster Fame) who sold over 25 million records. Felton has
appeared in front of millions on various television networks
including BET, TBN, The Word Network, etc.
Felton has written several hundred
songs including the theme song for the nationally syndicated radio
show Radioscope. His songs have also been used in several
independent films.
James
King
James King performs on the IW-601 Matte
Alto and IW-601 Dark Vintage Lacquer Tenor. He is a featured
performer around Los Angeles and throughout California in some of
the hottest bands and he also tours
internationally.
Jaared
Multi versatile saxophonist and
vocalist Jaared is one of the most in-demand instrumentalists in the
United States. His talents on alto and soprano saxophone, not to
mention his exceptional talents on vocals, have been utilized by
such artists as Peter White, Deborah "Debbie" Gibson, Robbie Dupree,
Howard Scott (from the band "War"), Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (from the
Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan), Nils Lofgren (from Bruce
Springsteen and the "E" Street Band), Steve Ferrone (of the Average
White Band), Freddie Jackson, Angela Bofill, Lester Chambers (of the
Chambers Brothers), Jeff Levine (former keyboardist for Hall &
Oates), and Rhian Benson just to name a few. http://www.jaared.com/
New York City Based Baritone
Saxophonist, currently performs WORLDWIDE with his quintet, CONJURA.
Recent performance highlights as leader have included the 55 Bar,
Fat Cat and Knitting Factory in NYC: NY, Blues Alley in Washington,
DC, and various venues in Philadelphia, JAPAN and BRAZIL. Realizing
the importance of giving back, he founded the Jazz Development
Group, a 501(c)3 non-profit and also hosts his own weekly Jazz Radio
Show, “The Jazz Life”, in the NYC/Tri-State area. B.J. Jansen
performs exclusively on the IW-601-BL Baritone Saxophone, Gold
Lacquer.
L.A area flute virtuoso and woodwind
player for Yani. New Century Flutes
headjoint.
Lloyd
Lopez
Bandleader and founder of the band
Conspire. LAP
Records recording artist. Performing on the IW Black Nickel
alto and Tenor, and the IW Curved
soprano.
Bobby
Shulgold
L.A. area Flute virtuoso. He recently
recorded the "Mission Impossible" movie soundtrack and he was
playing his IW 601 Bass Flute
Frank
Catalano
Saxophone and woodwind phenom, based in
Chicago. Touring worldwide. IW Alto Flute, IW C Flute & New
Century Flutes Rosewood & Ebony Wooden
Headjoints
Morgan
Jones
One of the hottest up an coming young
saxophone players on the planet. Currently attending USC School of
Music in Los Angeles.
Some of his appearances and awards are
as follows: USC Thornton School, freshman in Jazz Studies, ASCAP
Young Jazz Composer Award 2005,"New Orleans" Outstanding Soloist
Award, 2006 Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival Outstanding High
School Saxophonist, 2006 Reno Jazz Festival,Monterey Next Generation
Jazz Orchestra, 2006; touring New York, Italy, Croatia, and
Monterey, performing with Kurt Elling. Pictured here on the
IW-601-SL, Soprano Saxophone.
Frederick
Staff
L.A. area educator, & performer and
Towncrier recording artist. IW Bass Flute, IW Alto Flute, IW
Piccolo
Daryl
Winseman
Los Angeles based studio musician and
performer/educator. IW Alto flute, IW Bass Flute. Performing on
the IW Black Nickel alto and Tenor, and the IW Curved
soprano.
Ross
Rizzo
San Diego based saxophonist/reedman.
Performing on the IW 601- Matte Tenor and IW 601 Soprano
Sax
