Graeme Blevins

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Graeme Blevins is an Australian saxophonist and composer, and is based in London.[1]

Blevins is named and featured on "Mary Jane vs Graeme Blevins"[2][3] in the album "My 21st Century Symphony" by Brit award winner[4] RAYE.

Blevins has recorded and toured as lead saxophonist in the bands of Mark Knopfler,[5][6][7] Kylie Minogue,[8][9] Phil Collins,[8][10] Robbie Williams,[11] Shirley Bassey, Paloma Faith, Kyle Eastwood[12][13] and Jamie Cullum.[14]

He performs in the Delta Saxophone Quintet,[15] Jules Buckley Orchestra,[16] Gareth Lockrane Big Band,[17] Guy Barker Big Band[18][19][20] and with Louis Cole.[21]

His own album, "Monochrome", was released on Seneca Records.[22]

Known primarily for playing the saxophone, Blevins has recording credits also on flutes, clarinet, melodica and as an arranger and conductor.

For Seth MacFarlane (creator of Family Guy), Blevins performed on the "No One Ever Tells You" album which won a Grammy award.

Blevins presents workshops and masterclasses at the Royal College of Music,[23] and Guildhall School of Music and Drama,[7]. He is also an alumni of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts,[24] and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.[25]

Blevins was a founding member of Hip Mo' Toast[26], which was recognised as best original jazz group at the West Australian Music Industry Awards, over four consecutive years in the early 2000s.[27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Graeme Blevins and Leo Richardson Quartet". Hampstead Jazz Club. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "RAYE Releases New Live Album". Clash Music. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Raye live in London". NME. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2 March 2024). "Brit Awards 2024: Raye scores record-smashing six wins". The Observer. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Mark Knopfler review". The Standard. 29 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Mark Knopfler Plots Summer North American Tour". Rolling Stone. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Band". Internet Archive - Mark Knopfler. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29.
  8. ^ a b "Graeme Blevins". Sax School Online. 23 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Spry January". Spry January. Camden New Journal. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Graeme Blevins in Wellington". Somerset County Gazette. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. ^ "XXV Credits". Robbie Williams. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Review: Kyle Eastwood". London Jazz News. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Bassist-Composer Kyle Eastwood Channels His Earliest Jazz Influences on The View from Here". Guitar International. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  14. ^ "The 'Jazz Night' before Christmas with Norah Jones, Jamie Cullum and José James". NPR. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Delta Saxophone Quartet". www.deltasax.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  16. ^ "Prom 48: Stevie Wonder's Innervisions". London Jazz News. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  17. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Now - Gareth Lockrane". BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Review: EFG London Jazz Festival – Jazz Voice". Westminster Extra: The independent London newspaper. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Celebrating Mingus: Guy Barker and the BBC Concert Orchestra". BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Jazz Voice International Stream". EFG London Jazz Festival. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Review: Collier Cole Mullarkey (Jacob Collier, Louis Cole, Rob Mullarkey)". London Jazz News. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Graeme Blevins - Monochrome". Amazon. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Royal College of Music". X. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  24. ^ "PAST STUDENTS - Friends of the Academy". Friends of the Academy. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  25. ^ "Eleven jazz honorees in the 2016 list at the Royal Academy of Music". London Jazz News. 21 March 2016.
  26. ^ Hash (2002-07-14). "Libby Hammer". Jazz Australia. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  27. ^ Hash (2003-06-30). "Graeme Blevins and Grant Windsor". Jazz Australia. Retrieved 2024-05-10.


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