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2x-GRAMMY� Nominated Saxophonist & Vocalist Mindi Abair is one of the most recognized and sought-after saxophonists/vocalists in the music industry. Abair has been electrifying audiences with her dynamic live performances and utter command of the saxophone since her debut album in 1999. No one since Junior Walker has brought saxophone and vocals in one package to the forefront of modern music, along with a raucous tone and dynamic stage presence!
Mindi's solo works have sold over half a million albums, garnered numerous #1 Radio Hits and consistently topped the BOTH the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Blues Charts. She has had a remarkable recording career, recording with some of the biggest names in music, and has built a substantial following among jazz and blues audiences with her soaring melodies and powerhouse style.
In 2006, Abair released the album 'Life Less Ordinary', which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart and remained in the Top 20 for 45 weeks. Her songs "True Blue" and "Bloom" hit #1. In 2008, she released her genre breaking album 'Stars' which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart. Her single "Stars" charted at #29 on the Adult Contemporary R&R simultaneously with her single "Smile" which reached #1 on the R&R jazz airplay charts.
You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol, sitting in with Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, or from moonlighting on tour with Duran Duran or Aerosmith.
In 2014, Mindi received her first GRAMMY� Nomination in the "Best Pop Instrumental Album" category for 'Summer Horns' with Dave Koz, Richard Elliot and Gerald Albright, followed by a 2015 GRAMMY� Nomination for "Best Contemporary Instrumental Album" for her solo LP 'Wild Heart' featuring the late Gregg Allman, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb� Mo�, and Max Weinberg.
In 2017, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers released the album 'The EastWest Sessions' (Joe Bonamassa and Fantastic Negrito were featured guests) and it debuted at #3 on the Billboard Blues Albums Chart. In 2018, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won 8 Independent Blues Awards including "Artist of the Year", and an Independent Music Award for "Best Blues Song Fan Award" for �Pretty Good For A Girl� featuring Joe Bonamassa.
Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won the 2019 LA Critics Award for "Best Holiday Album" for 'All I Got For Christmas Is The Blues' (2018). The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard Blues Chart and #13 on SiriusXM Bluesville. In 2019, they released 'No Good Deed' which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Blues Chart.
In 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 Mindi was Nominated for "Best Instrumentalist: Horn Player of the Year" at the Blues Music Awards.
Mindi's new album 'Forever' was released March 18, 2022 and debuted #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Album Chart and features performances by Steve Perry, Rick Braun, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Bazilian and Raul Malo.
Mindi has toured and/or recorded with: Aerosmith, Joe Bonamassa, Smokey Robinson, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Gregg Allman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Fantastic Negrito, Waddy Wachtel, Bobby Rush, Keb� Mo�, Teena Marie, Lee Ritenour, Adam Sandler, Duran Duran, Bill Champlin, Richard Elliott, Jimmy Webb, Max Weinberg, Dave Koz, Peter White, Gerald Albright, Mandy Moore, Lalah Hathaway and the Backstreet Boys.
Everything about this concert was wonderful. At some point, it seemed as if it became a party at Mindi's home and everyone was her friend. She is an incredible musician and so are the Boneshakers. At the end on the concert she came out and signed autographs and mingled with the crowd.
Really entertaining and upbeat the whole time. My wife said it was better than the Smooth Jazz Cruise we went on a few years ago.
I liked her before, but I love her now! She is a great musician, vocally and instrumentally! Very impressive live performance! And, she is very personable as well! Unforgettable!! Can't wait till she comes back to Memphis! I'm bringin' my horn for her to sign next time!
Loved every moment of her show. She gives you 100 percent every time we see her
inspirational, amazing...my 25 year old loved it! her first intro to live jazz, etc...have seen Mindi all around the US...BB Kings was perfect!!!
Mindi Abair is a beautiful and talented person by all accounts, as are The Boneshakers. Wonderful, funny people, with amazing stage presence and chemistry. I don't know too much about Jazz music, but I found it exciting and fun to listen to. My boyfriend was pretty enthralled too. The only downside was the venue. For the style of music, you would hope that there would be a dance floor. There was not. And the drinks were incredibly over prices, even for Midtown Manhattan. However, it was a great show.
Mindi Abair is fabulous. And The Boneshakers are a tremendous band. The venue was outstanding - intimate with good acoustics. And we got the chance to meet Mindi after the show.
Mindi had an awesome message of encouragement for young people, and inspiring them to reach for their dreams. Her own pesonal journey is evidence that never accepting NO as an answer sets the stage for reaching one's dreams.
She can really rock on the saxophone lot of energy, love the music and sweet pea was a real treat,great guitar player and drums awesome the bone shakers where fantastic
We have seen Mindi many time over the years & always had a great time. The Del Mar venue was different but worked great. The Boneshakers were great with Mindi which is no surprise as Randy Jacobs was music director & great guitarist. Icing on the cake was 'Sweetpea' a great blues singer.
The performance by Mindi and the Boneshakers was superb. I even thoroughly enjoyed their sound check which was done 4 hours before the show. Sweet Pea added some delightful soulful singing. We've been fans of Mindi and Randy Jacobs since first seeing them on a smooth jazz cruise back in 2004.
Pieces of a Dream put on a top notch show. They have been around almost 40 years...which is unbelievable! They are still fresh sounding and can still wow their fans! Mindi Abair was ok but compared to the opening act, they just didn't continue the high energy Pieces of a Dream had!
Pieces of A Dream opened and they were awesome! Then, Mindi came out and totally blew us away!!!
Berks Jazz Fest, Reading, PA. Sat, Apr 11, 2015 Great Show!....We went to see Mindi, but were just as excited to see POAD as well & are fans of their music. POAD was playing in front of basically hometown fans since they are Philly based & they delivered with an amazing set filled with passion. Mindi on the otherhand is transitioning from the Smooth Jazz sound that put her on the map to more of a Rock/blues sound. Unfortunately for her, this was a Jazz Fest & I believe she should have dipped a'lil farther back to her recording roots for this show. A large part of the attendee's bought tix to hear Jazz & not so much the type of music the majority of her setlist focused on - quite a few people left. POAD more or less made it hard for her as well & this was 1 of those times when the warm up band outshone the headliners. I applaud Mindi for exploring a new direction, especially with the way the smooth jazz genre has fallen on hard times now commercially, but I think she choose the wrong venue to promote it so heavily.
Pure Majic- Mindi gets you stompin and Randy jacobs wails away! Fantastic show!!!
Mindi Abair and Nick Colionne were both sterling. The show was outstanding. Would love to see them again. They closed with a duet that was fantastic! The venue was perfect for the show.
These folks put on quite a performance. Nick C. really heated up the audience, having the whole theater up dancing. Mindi performed several tracks from her newest CD, Wild Heart - by far her best recording yet. She has really come into her own as a composer and single performer. We drove four hours to hear her and would do it again. It's worth noting that Hampton's American theater is a a very intimate and pleasant venue that made this concert possible. Good stuff!
Amazing performances at the most unique venue......... dynamic duo!
Mindi Abair And Nick Colionne gave awesome performances full energy which kept the audience engaged from start to finish. The location and the atmosphere were great. The American Theater is a small quaint theater but very classy. This was truly one of the best performances I've seen this year and the tickets were very affordable.
The show was great. The venue was great. I would love to see them again.
