Jason "Spicy G" Goldman, known professionally as Spicy G, is an American music producer, songwriter, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and educator. He co-produced

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's Grammy Nominated, Juno winning, platinum selling 2016 album '' Nobody But Me'' and co-wrote the lead single " Nobody But Me".

Early life

Goldman grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut, and took up the saxophone at the age of 11 after being inspired by his father, who was an R&B saxophonist in his youth. Goldman attended the Berklee College of Music, concentrating on jazz composition and film scoring. In 1998, he moved to Los Angeles and was selected by Herbie Hancock and

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to be a member of the

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. He has performed with Herbie Hancock,

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, Clark Terry,

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, Kenny Barron, and

. Goldman received a master's degree from the

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in 2002, then began teaching there as an adjunct professor and Director of Jazz at the

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Career

In 2003, Goldman was selected by record producer

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to be the featured saxophonist in Michael Bublé's first touring band. While on Bublé's first global tour, Goldman began writing arrangements for the eight-piece band, including his takes on "Mack the Knife" on Bublé's " Come Fly With Me" DVD (2004) and Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" on the CD/DVD combo '' Caught in the Act'' (2005). Before leaving the band in 2005, Goldman was asked by Foster to arrange "Let It Snow" for Bublé's Radio City Music Hall debut. Goldman's arrangement was released on the platinum selling album ''

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'' in 2007. Goldman co-produced Michael Bublé's 2016 album ''Nobody But Me'', which debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 at No. 2. He arranged and orchestrated the big band songs on the album including "I Wanna Be Around", "My Kind of Girl", and "My Baby Just Cares for Me". He also wrote two songs on the album, "Take You Away" and the lead single "Nobody But Me". In September 2016, Goldman signed a music publishing deal with Reservoir Publishing.

Teaching

Goldman is an associate professor of Practice and Chair of the Jazz Studies department at the

, where he has been a faculty member since 2002. He is also the artistic director of the Nonprofit Young Musicians Project, which he founded in 2009.

Young Musicians Project (YMP)

In 2009 Goldman started a charitable nonprofit organization called the Young Musicians Project to provide inner-city schools and after school programs free in-school and web clinics on various topics in the music industry.

Works

In 2012 Goldman was hired by publishing company Radnofsky/Couper to write a jazz improvisation book. ''The Goldman Method'' is a systematic approach to jazz improvisation.

Discography

As Leader/Co-Leader * 2001 – ''The Definitive Standard'' * 2008 – ''Wave Street Sessions'' * 2020 - Hypnotized * 2022 - There's Only One As arranger * 2003 – ''Come Fly with Me'' –

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* 2005 – ''Caught in the Act'' – Michael Bublé * 2006 – ''Let It Snow'' – Michael Bublé * 2016 - ''Tony Bennett Celebrates 90'' - Tony Bennett * 2016 - California Christmas - Jessy J *2018 - Love - Michael Bublé *2020 - Hypnotized - Jason 'Spicy G' Goldman *2022 - Higher - Michael Bublé *2022 - There's Only One - Jason 'Spicy G' Goldman & Lia Booth *2022 - The Music of a Charlie Brown Christmas - Doc Watkins *2022 - California Christmas vol. 2 - Jessy J As producer/co-producer * 2016 – ''Nobody But Me'' – Michael Bublé * 2016 – ''Take You Away'' – Michael Bublé *2018 - Love - Michael Bublé (Bonus track) *2020 - Hypnotized - Jason 'Spicy G' Goldman * 2021 - Let It Snow (single) Christmas 10th Anniversary - Michael Bublé * 2022 - Higher - Michael Bublé * 2022 - There's Only One - Jason 'Spicy G' Goldman & Lia Booth * 2022 - The Music of a Charlie Brown Christmas - Doc Watkins Other appearances * 2011 - ''Reminiscence'' - Mann featuring

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and Jason Goldman

References

External links

www.jasongoldmanmusic.com

The Young Musicians Project

Jason Goldman
Faculty, USC Thornton School of Music
Alumni
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldman, Jason American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists American music educators Berklee College of Music alumni Living people Musicians from Norwalk, Connecticut USC Thornton School of Music alumni 1975 births 21st-century American saxophonists Jazz musicians from Connecticut 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians