Richie Cannata

Richie Cannata is an American music producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and studio owner. He is most notable for playing saxophone in the Billy Joel band alongside the late Doug Stegmeyer, and Liberty DeVitto (drums) and others. He also serves as backing vocals in some other songs as well. After leaving the band, he toured with The Beach Boys in the mid 1990s playing woodwinds and synthesizers. Cannata is the owner of Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York where artists including Celine Dion to Billy Joel have recorded. In 2006, Cannata returned with Joel, most notably for the record-setting 12 show run at Madison Square Garden.