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Jeff Coffin

Jeff Coffin
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Birthday: August 05, 1965

JEFF COFFIN BIO

Jeff Coffin, well-traveled saxophonist, composer, and Grammy Award winning member of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, rejects all labels and categories other than "music" and "musician."

Since 1997, Coffin has traveled the world with the Flecktones, performing with musicians of all walks and styles. Along the way, Coffin has absorbed an astounding range of influences. "Whether it be New Orleans Second Line, African music, Indian Ragas, folk songs, Alan Lomax field recordings, jazz, or funk," he says, "the spirit and breath of the music is what I take away from listening and playing. It's what decides for me whether I like it or not."

When not on the road with the Flecktones or his own group, the Mu'tet, Jeff is usually doing clinics or playing in the studios in Nashville, TN. As a Yamaha & Vandoren Performing Artist/Clinician, he has worked with students from Maine to Florida, California to Washington State and many places in between. As a studio artist, he has played on hundreds of recordings.

Those with whom Jeff has shared the stage and/or the recording studio include such diverse artists as The Dave Matthews Band, Branford Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, Baaba Maal, Mike Clark's Prescription Trio, Garth Brooks, Phish, Van Morrison, J.D. Souther, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bob Moses, Konger Ol Ondar, Del McCoury, Stanton Moore, George Porter Jr., John Scofield, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Wailers and many others.


Visit Jeff online at: www.jeffcoffin.com
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