Happy 78th birthday David Sanborn 🎉🎂 One of the most iconic saxophonists for six decades and counting, David Sanborn has transcended genres and musical boundaries throughout his entire career. He contracted polio in his youth, and on a physician's advice to strengthen his weakened chest muscles and improve his breathing, he took up the saxophone. Many don't know that David's career started with blues musicians; Albert King and Little Milton at the age of 14, and he continued playing blues when

Few musicians have left as profound a mark on modern music as David Sanborn. With a tone as unmistakable as a fingerprint, Sanborn transformed the role of the alto saxophone in jazz, R&B, pop, and beyond. Over a career that spanned more than five decades, he not only bridged genres — he created his own lane. Sanborn’s playing wasn’t just technically brilliant — it was emotionally raw, urgent, and deeply human. From his early days performing with Gil Evans, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, and James B