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Biography
BLP sources|date=June 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Karl Denson| image = Karl Denson 2003.jpg| caption = Denson in Seattle 2003| background = solo_singer| birth_date = Birth year and age|1956| origin = San Diego, California| instrument = Saxophone , Flute , Singing|Vocal ist| genre = Jazz , Funk , Jam band | occupation = Musician | years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Karl Denson Trio The Greyboy Allstars Lenny Kravitz Karl Denson (born 1956) is a funk and jazz saxophonist , flutist and Singing|vocal ist from San Diego, California . He was a member of Lenny Kravitz|Lenny Kravitz's bandcite web|title =Karl Denson |publisher=Allmusic |first=Ann|last=Wickstrom | url =Allmusic|class=artist|id=p144242|pure_url=yes |date =2004-02-05|accessdate =2010-06-28 and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars . Denson has recorded with artists including Jack DeJohnette , Dave Holland , BlindBoys of Alabama , Blackalicious , Stanton Moore , and Jon Foreman of the rock band Switchfoot . As of 2007 he continues to lead his own Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and Karl Denson Trio (KD3).
Members of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe include Denson (saxophone, flute), Ron Johnson (bass), Chris Littlefield (trumpet), Brian Jordan (guitar), David Veith (keyboards) and John Staten (drums).
Newest guitar player D.J. Williams joins summer of 2011
KD3 is Denson with keyboardist Anthony Smith (Global Funk, Giant People) and drummer Brett Sanders (brother of John Staten).
Selected discography
Let Love Rule (album) (Lenny Kravitz) - (1989)
Mama Said (album)|Mama Said (Lenny Kravitz) - (1991)
Blackened Red Snapper (solo album) - (1992)
West Coast Boogaloo (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1995)
Chunky Pecan Pie (Solo Album) - (1995)
Herbal Turkey Breast (album)|Herbal Turkey Breast - (1996)
A Town Called Earth (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1997)
Steve Winwood, About Time (album), Different Light (song) (2005
''Once You're There (EP)'' (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2006)
What Happened to Television? (The Greyboy Allstars) - (2007)cite web|title =What Happened to Television? |publisher=All About Jazz |first=Matt|last=Leskovic | url = http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php? id=27083 |date =2007-09-29|accessdate =2010-06-28
Persondata | NAME =Denson, Karl | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1956 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Denson, Karl Category:American jazz flautists Category:American jazz saxophonists Category:American funk saxophonists Category:Live Music Archive artists Category:Jam bands Category:Living people Category:1956 births
