Mindi Abair

Mindi Abair is a saxophonist, singer, composer, author and radio show host.

As a solo artist, she has produced ten #1 radio singles and five major label solo releases for Verve and Concord Records that have topped the Contemporary Jazz Charts, “It Just Happens That Way” (2003), “Come As You Are” (2004), “Life Less Ordinary” (2006), “Stars” (2008), and “In Hi Fi Stereo” (2010).

Mindi hosts the internationally syndicated radio show “Chill With Mindi Abair,” and she is a staff writer for Wine and Jazz magazine, penning her own column “Wine and Jazz With a Star" and the author of "How To Play Madison Square Garden - A Guide To Stage Performance." She is a Berklee College of Music graduate, an elected governor for the Los Angeles Chapter of NARAS, and an Artist Ambassador for Campell’s Labels for Education and The Grammy Foundation, speaking at schools nationwide. Mindi was featured on the 2011 season of “American Idol” as a soloist with Paul McDonald and Casey Abrams, won Best International Instrumentalist at the 2011 Wave Awards in Toronto, and Best Female Artist of the Year at the 2011 Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards. She also appeared on the 2011 season for the Fran Drescher show “Happily Divorced.”

The list of artists she has toured or recorded with are a testament to her talent. They include Keb’ Mo’, Lalah Hathaway, Duran Duran, Lee Ritenour, the Backstreet Boys, Mandy Moore, Max Weinberg, Bill Champlin, David Pack, Mocean Worker, Adam Sandler, Rick Braun, Teena Marie, Bobby Lyle, Jonathan Butler, and Peter White.

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