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Contemporary jazz saxophonist/composer
Andy Snitzer was born and raised in Philadelphia; although his first instrument was the clarinet, he turned to the sax at age 15, going on to study music at the University of Miami. There he was discovered by
Bob James, touring behind the keyboardist and appearing on a series of albums beginning with 1987's
Obsession; Snitzer concurrently earned his MBA at New York University, landing a position at the J.P. Morgan Investment firm while also emerging as a sought-after session musician. He made his headlining debut with
Ties That Bind, scoring the NAC chart-topper "You've Changed"; he also branched out from jazz to pop, touring behind
the Rolling Stones and recording with artists from
Bette Midler to
Aretha Franklin. Snitzer returned in 1996 with In the Eye of the Storm;
Some Quiet Place followed three years later. ~ Jason Ankeny