After high school, the saxophonist attended Northwestern University, where he studied music, before transferring to the University of Iowa, where he then played and studied with fellow music great JR ...
He further solidified his career with 1979’s Hideaway, the studio album that included his hit single “Seduction,” which was also featured in the movie American Gigolo. Around the same time, the jazz a...
Moreover, during the 1980s and ‘90s, the musician hosted his own syndicated radio program called The Jazz Show with David Sanborn. In recent years, Sanborn joined forces with his nephew and brother-i...
Speaking to Downbeat in 2017, the musician said, “I’m not so interested in what is or isn’t jazz. The guardians of the gate can be quite combative, but what are they protecting? Jazz has always absorb...