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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Marion Meadows| image = Marion_Meadows.jpg| caption = Photo by Patricia Wagner| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| alias =| Born = West Virginia , United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Saxophone s| genre = Jazz | occupation =| years_active =| label =| associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments =Marion Meadows is an American tenor saxophonist , soprano saxophonist , composer, and smooth jazz recording artist of Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American , African American and Caucasian race|Caucasian descent. Meadows has released a total of 9 albums to date.
Upbringing
Meadows was born in West Virginia and grew up in Stamford, Connecticut . He began playing the clarinet and studying classical music at the age of eight. In high school, Meadows began to play the soprano saxophone and played tenor through most of his college years. His passion for music led him to appreciate the work of many jazz musicians such as Stevie Wonder and Duke Ellington . After studying jazz with Anthony Truglia, Meadows attended Berklee College of Music , where he majored in arranging and composition. He later went to the SUNY Purchase School for the Arts, where he studied under Ron Herder.
Career with TappanZee Records
During college, Meadows was with a band called the Aboriginal Music Society. Meadows was playing in Grand Central Station and Jay Chattaway who was working with Bob James (musician)|Bob James at the time introduced himself and later signed Marion to his record label, TappanZee. Although Meadows’ first recording went unreleased, the experience of recording with Bob James put him on the road to his eventual success.
Meadows collaborated up with numerous artists and musicians in the 80s, recording or performing over the years with Brook Benton , Eartha Kitt , Phyllis Hyman , Jean Carne , The Temptations , Michael Bolton , Angela Bofill , Will Downing and Native American flute player Douglas Spotted Eagle , among others.
Discography
For Lovers Only (Marion Meadows album)|For Lovers Only (1990)
Keep It Right Here (1992)
Forbidden Fruit (Marion Meadows album)|Forbidden Fruit (1994)
Body Rhythm (1995)
Pleasure (Marion Meadows album)|Pleasure (1997)
Another Side of Midnight (1999)
Next To You (2000)
In Deep (Marion Meadows album)|In Deep (2002)
'' Player's Club (2004)
Dressed To Chill (2006)
Secrets (Marion Meadows album)|Secrets (2009)
;Other albums
Merry Arizona 97: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas (1997)
External links
http://www.marionmeadows.com/ Official Page
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Persondata | NAME = Meadows, Marion | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Meadows, Marion Category:Living people Category:American jazz tenor saxophonists Category:American jazz soprano saxophonists Category:Smooth jazz saxophonists Category:Heads Up International artists Category:Novus Records artists
