Gary Smulyan

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Name = Gary Smulyan

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Instrument = baritone saxophone
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Genre = Jazz
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Years_active = late 1970s—present
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URL = http://www.garysmulyan.com/

Gary Smulyan (born on April 4, 1956 in Bethpage, New York) is a jazz musician who plays baritone saxophone. He studied at SUNY before working with Woody Herman. He also leads a quartet with Roland Hanna, Ray Drummond, and Kenny Washington. [ [http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?action=new&aid=213&aname=Gary+Smulyan Down Beat Artists Profile] ]

Smulyan is the current baritone saxophonist with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and for its previous incarnation, the Mel Lewis Big Band. He is also the baritone saxophonist for the Dave Holland Big Band, and the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band.

Smulyan's biggest influence is Pepper Adams, and when Adams died, Smulyan recorded an album called "Homage"; [Smulyan, Gary. "Homage". Criss Cross Records B0000020MS. 1991] every cut on the album is music by Adams.

Since 2006, Smulyan has served as artistic director at the Berkshire Hills Music Academy in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He and his wife, pianist and conductor Joan Cornachio, live with their family in nearby Amherst.

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NAME = Smulyan, Gary
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Jazz baritone saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH = April 4, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH = Bethpage, New York
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