#723 - David Sanborn

The David Sanborn Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.

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A little news folks, there’s a brand new season of “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” on Netflix. Like a lot of you, Paul will be checking it out. Get in touch and let us know what you think.

So, that calls to mind this interview with a true jazz legend: David Sanborn - as a matter of fact, Sanborn used to regularly sit in with Paul Shaffer’s band on the old late night Letterman shows. Now, David Sanborn is a man who loves music.  As a composer, performer on his chosen instrument, the saxophone or as a recording artist with more than 2 dozen album releases — the man has fans around the world.  

Recognition?  He’s received six Grammy Awards, has had 8 Gold albums and 1 Platinum album.  He’s toured with artists as diverse as the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Stevie Wonder.  As a session artists, he’s appeared on the albums of everyone from James Taylor to Billy Joel. In this interview, Paul caught up with David Sanborn backstage to have a talk about his musical roots right before a great concert.

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Now let’s go backstage with David Sanborn. It’s time!