John Heinrich
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SEEKING

Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Bagpipes, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion, Ukulele, DJ, Electronic Music.

ABOUT

Call me at 615.828.1182 or email johnsteelsax at aol dot com

Can do Internet tracks, contact me for rates! If you send me an mp3 I'll send you back a wave file you can download into your program.

I'm a professional musician and play Saxophone, Steel Guitar, Dobro, Flute and more. Currently playing Steel & Sax with Ronnie Milsap. Performed live with TG Sheppard, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gee's and Kelly Lang in Hollywood Florida. Played Sax on Jimmy C. Newman's CD project. Horn section Leader and Tenor Sax for Percy Sledge 2009. Session Leader and Co-producer for Adam Fisher produced by Stella Parton and signed by Lofton Creek Records. Performed at NAMM Nashville 2009 showcasing Morrell Lap Steels. Played Soprano Sax on Nokie Edwards CD project "The Golden Fingers Of Nokie Edwards." Played sax on DJ Fontana's new project. Played at the Nashville 2007 CRS show with Kevin Sharp playing steel guitar. Played Sax on a project that featured a couple of solos by Steve Lukather, the guitarist with the group "TOTO." Worked on Steel guitar, Dobro, Sax and Flute on a 3 CD project for Tommy Overstreet entitled "Country Gospel Favorites." project was nominated for a Grammy. The best sessions I played Sax on was a session for Jack Clement that featured Louis Armstrong as the singer. Worked with Tyler Dean, Ronnie McDowel's son, on his project for CURB Records playing Steel Guitar. Played on TG Shepard's CD project entitled "Timeless" which featured myself & Wayne Jackson of the "Memphis Horns." Played steel on projects that featured such artists as Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell and Crystal Gayle. In 1991 played for Hank Williams, Jr., on the "Lone Wolf Tour" (and lived!). Playing sax and steel guitar with a 23 piece big band called "Radio Daze" I also do quite a bit of video and TV work in and around Nashville & Atlanta. Had a song placed in a movie called "Encounters Of The 4th Kind."

Should you need any instrument I play for any of your songs or projects please don't hesitate to call! I can do Internet tracks.

Always looking for a great song or instrumental.

"If you can think it, I can play it!"

Producer/Songwriter/Steel Guitar, Saxophone (Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Soprano) Dobro, Flute, Bass Guitar, Lap Steel, Clarinet, Oboe Harmonica, Banjo-guit, Mando-guitar, can assemble Rhythm, Horn & String sections, write notation & numbers charts, can do sax sections and sax section solos.

Screen name:
John Heinrich
Member since:
Feb 20 2013
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Touring
Years playing music:
40
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week

Influences

Too many to list!

Instrument experience:

Saxophone:
Expert
Flute:
Expert
Dobro:
Expert
Steel guitar:
Expert
Bass Guitar:
Advanced
Vocalist - Alto:
Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:
Moderate
Background Singer:
Moderate
Harmonica:
Moderate
Other:
Moderate
Banjo:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Have everything I need for studio and live gigs!

MUSIC