Andy Ennis is an American tenor
saxophone
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...
player, part of the
Baltimore jazz scene. He began performing professionally in 1957, at the
Royal Theatre. Ennis was a member of the
Ray Charles Band and was briefly the leader.
He is the brother of
Ethel Ennis
Ethel Llewellyn Ennis (November 28, 1932 – February 17, 2019) was an American jazz musician whose career spanned seven decades. Ennis spent the majority of her life in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, where she was affectionately known as t ...
, a well-known local singer and pianist.
References
External links
Baltimore Jazz
American jazz saxophonists
American male saxophonists
Jazz musicians from Maryland
Living people
Musicians from Baltimore
21st-century American saxophonists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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