"One of the most complete Sax players in the world today."

 

“With incomparable stage presence, charisma and exception, Andrew Young and his band performed a show of superlatives. At the end of the concert the guests were spoiled with no less than five encores.”

"For years musicians have asked the question; was there ever going to be another artist like Art Porter, a saxophonist with a ton of technique and the funky soulfulness to use that technique in support of emotional and exciting music that is wrapped within an individually derived conceptual framework? The answer is yes. All of that and more can be found in the playing and music of multi-woodwindist and composer Andrew Young.”

“You have a real ability to play ballads with a soulfulness that is missing when so many others play ballads.”

 

 

Andrew started his musical training with clarinet and saxophone lessons, but like most other lads his age, he would have rather have been playing football! Time spent in front of the goal posts was as crucial as time spent practicing his music and even after leaving school he was still torn between a career in football or music. However, music's hold on Andrew  eventually pulled him away from sports.

After completing his sax and clarinet studies in London, Andrew moved to Germany to pursue a desire for a broader and more eclectic involvement in all genres of music.

He had the honour of performing as soloist with various Symphony Orchestras and engaged in session work and concerts alongside Pop/Jazz/Funk luminaries such as Matt Bianco and Precious Wilson Band.

The invitation to perform in South Africa jumpstarted an engulfing wave of success with the Kwazulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra and newly formed 5 piece Jazz/Funk/Fusion Band “Let It Flow.”

Andrew soon became involved in the crosscurrents of South African and international music, meeting and being invited to perform with artists such as Joseph Shabalala (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), Jonathan Butler, Shakatak, Shirley Bassey, James Galway, American R+B artist Keith Washington and a tour of Austria with Dionne Warwick.

 

• Baker Street - Andrew vox
• Lullaby For My Father - Sax
• Careless Whisper - Gavin vox
• Hotel California - Gavin vox
• Liang Zhu - Sax
• Cheng Du - Sax
• We Are The Champions - Sax        
• Hey Jude - Sax
• Thinking Out Loud - Sax               
• Yesterday Once More - Nurit vox
• I Will Always Love You - Nurit Graff    
• Happy - Gavin vox
• Rythm Of The Rain - Sax
• You Raise Me Up - Gavin vox
• Hero - Nurit vox           
• You'll Never Walk Alone - Sax
• I Love You more Than I Can Say - Robbie vox
• Memory - Sax / Guitar Duet
• Jasmine Flower - Nurit e vox
• Spring Breeze - sax
• The Last time we Said Goodbye - sax