Ron Blake

Ron Blake: Biography in Details

Who is Ron Blake?

Ron Blake is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and music educator. He is professional not only at saxophone but flute as well.

Blake is a member of Grammy award-winning Christian McBride Big Band and also, NBC’s Saturday Night Live Band. Back in 1998, he had co-founded the 21st Century Band and the Tahmun record label with Dion Parson.

Additionally, he is a music professor of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School who has more than 60 credits in his discography and worked with renowned musicians of his time.

Ron Blake- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Ron Blake was born on September 7, 1965, in the Virgin Islands under the birth sign Virgo. The 56-year-old belongs to the All-American ethnicity and has American citizenship.

His family members include siblings Sylvia, Thomas, Myrilin, father Tom Blake, and mother Gwen Blake.

Education

Regarding education, Blake enrolled in Northwestern University and later completed a master’s degree in music at NYU in 2010. He has trained in guitar from age 8 and saxophone since age 10.

Prior to his Masters’s degree, he learned at the University of South Florida. Blake then spent five years in trumpeter Roy Hargrove’s quintet, and seven years in flugelhornist Art Farmer’s group.

Ron Blake- Professional Life, Careers

Ron Blake since the very beginning knew that he has to master Saxophone and here he goes. As a saxophonist, he has worked in genres like Mainstream Jazz, Post Bop, Hard Bop, Rock, Soul, and Blues.

His accredited recent works are Bringin’ It (Mack Avenue, 2017) with bassist, his bandmate Christian McBride, Axel Tosca Laugart (Alfi, 2016), Way Down Low (Spinnerette, 2012), and others,

To date, he has performed alongside musical artists like Bobby Broom, Marc Cary, Art Farmer, Denise Donatelli, Dion Parson and 21st Century Band, and Vanessa Williams.

As a leader, his releases are Up Front and Personal (Tahmun, 2000), Lest We Forget (Mack Avenue, 2003), Sonic Tonic (Mack Avenue, 2005), and Shayari (Mack Avenue, 2008). Likewise, as a co-leader, he performed in 4-Sight (Encoded Music, 1998) and 21st Century (Tahmun, 2000).

Collaborations

Ron Blake has numerous collaborations with musical artist Roy Hargrove as well. The features include, Of Kindred Souls (Novus, 1993), With the Tenors of Our Time (Verve, 1994), Approaching Standards (Novus, 1994), and Family (Verve, 1995).

Further, the collaborations with Gerald Wilson have given, In My Time (Mack Avenue, 2005), Monterey Moods (Mack Avenue, 2007), Detroit (Mack Avenue, 2009), and Legacy (Mack Avenue, 2011).

With Christian McBride

• Sci-Fi (Verve, 2002)
• Vertical Vision (Warner Bros., 2003)
• Live at Tonic (Ropeadope, 2006)
• Conversations with Christian (Mack Avenue, 2011)
• The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue, 2012)
• Bringin’ It (Mack Avenue, 2017)

Ron Blake- Net worth, Salary

The estimated net worth of saxophonist Ron Blake is $2 Million. His exact net worth, luxuries, brands, mansions, and cars are still under review.

Ron Blake- Rumors, Controversy

The saxophonist Blake has successfully kept himself out of rumors and controversies as he does not mix his personal and professional lives.

Body Features- Height, Weight

Ron Blake has a decent height and moderate body weight while his body measurements are unknown.

He has black hair, black eyes, a brown skin complexion and flaunts his bald look with a beard.

Social Media

Ron Blake is available on Instagram with the username @ronblakemusic and Twitter with @RonBlakeMusic with around 4.1k followers and 2.7k followers respectively.

He uses a Facebook account but he is unavailable on social media platforms like Tiktok, and YouTube.

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