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The 38 year-old native New Yorker Derrick James has performed jazz with emotion and spirit. Being the son of a gospel singer and grandson of a jazz trombonist, Derrick has been immersed in music from birth and at the age of nine began to play the saxophone. Later, he attended Berklee College of Music, Long Island University, and the University of Maimi. Derrick has not only devoted his entire life to playing the sax--- but has subsequently embarked on a career that soon had him requested by and sharing stage, TV, and studio with the likes of:
Chaka Khan, Billy Cobham, Acoustic Alchemy, George Duke, Prince, Gino Vanneli, Donna Summer, Gloria Estafan, Red Holloway, Barry Finnerty, Onage Allen Gumbs, Lenny Castro, Jimmy Woody, Adam Nussbaum, Harvey "S", Whitney Houston, Nat Reeves, Drew Gress, Michael Bland, Dom Romau, Keith Copland, Ira Coleman, Poogie Bell, Benny Bailey, Birelli Lagrene, Michael Formanek, Julian Joseph, Kaus Dolinger, Anthony Porrone, Brad Mehldau, Buddy Williams, Pete Yellin, Jimmy Cobb, and Moes Allison
Derrick has also performed on the following TV broadcasts:
The Rosie O'donnell Show
Good Morning America
The Sinbad Soul Music Festival on HBO
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Derrick has also performed on the following Jazz and Music Festivals:
Montreaux Jazz Festival
Playboy Jazz Festival
Ebony Music Festival
Hampton Jazz Festival
