20 | SMOOTH JAZZ NEWS By Ken Capobianco If saxophonist Mindi Abair were to write about her career as a professional musician, it would be a story of dedication, passion and musical restlessness. Abair has been one of the most recognizable and versatile instrumentalists of the past quarter century, thanks to her best-selling contemporary jazz albums and her collaborations with high-pro le artists ranging from the Backstreet Boys to Aerosmith and jazz stars Dave Koz and Richard Elliot, who she performed with in the original incarnation of Koz’s Summer Horns ensemble. is year, Abair is starting a new chapter in her career with the release of Based on a True Story, the most buoyant and life-a rming album of her career. e 11-song set is an upbeat, funky re ection on love, joy, travels and the endurance of the human spirit. Capobianco saxophonist professional musical restlessness. been instrumentalists contemporary ranging stars most e travels If saxophonist as a professional and musical Abair has artists ranging MINDI ABAIR Everything that happened in this story i true PHOTO: CARELL AUGUSTUS
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