Alexander Budman (born February 15, 1973) is a multi-instrumentalist,

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from Sacramento, California, United States. Alex lived in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1995-2005 and was best known there for leading the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. He has lived in Los Angeles since 2005, playing mostly jazz and popular music. He plays the saxophone,

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Albums as a leader

* ''From There to Here'' - Budman/Levy Orchestra * ''Instruments of Mass Pleasure'' - Contemporary Jazz Orchestra * ''Monday in the City'' - Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

Discography

Alex has recorded on hundreds of albums, television shows, and movies. A few album credits:http://www.alexbudman.com/discography
D'Angelo, Robbie Williams, Elvis Costello and the Roots, Clare Fischer, Rafael Saadiq, The Game, Spencer Day, Sam Phillips, Mavis Staples, Susan Tedeschi, Suzie McNeil, Leftover Cuties, Busta Rhymes, Richard Cheese, The Velvet Teen and Kiki Ebsen.

External links

official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Budman, Alex American jazz musicians Jazz musicians from California Living people 1973 births