Arthur Blythe, was born in Los Angeles, California, and small, he asks his mother play the trombone, but she, admirer of the saxophonist, Johnny Hodges, Earl Bostic and Tab Smith, provides an alto. He studied the instrument in San Diego with different teachers, including David Jackson, who was one of Ray Charles. He plays in the student orchestra and attaches himself to popular music (rock and roll, country and gospel) without thereby keep up their admiration for saxophonists of his childhood, primarily, Benny Carter. Participate in various groups, whether in small formations as large orchestras.  Read the rest of this entry »