Nigerian-born, London-raised, and Brooklyn-based Grammy Award winning saxophonist, composer and producer with a sound that blends Pop, Jazz, Classical, Reggae, and Afrobeats.
20 years of music production and performance experience with an eclectic list of artists including: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Bleachers, Miss Lauryn Hill, The Skatalites, Steel Pulse and Hugh Masekela.
Producer of the 2017 critically acclaimed jazz album SPIRITS featuring Zem Audu and Mike Stern.
Alumnus of Trinity College of Music, London.
AWARDS:
2024 Grammy Award: Album of The Year - Taylor Swift - “Midnights”
2008 1st place winner of London’s Worshipful Company Of Musicians Jazz Competition.
2008 Yamaha Jazz scholars award winner (UK)
2007 Parliamentary Jazz Award - Best Jazz Saxophonist nomination.
DISCOGRAPHY (abridged):
Taylor Swift - Midnights, 2023
Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, 2023
The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language, 2022
Bleachers - Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night, 2021
Mass Manipulation - Steel Pulse, 2019
Spirits - Zem Audu, 2017
Platinum Ska - Skatalites, 2016
The Defamation of Strickland Banks - Plan B, 2010