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| Kris Brownlee Signed to Megawave Records - Saxophonist Kris Brownlee who frequently tours in the Chicago area, has been signed to Megawave Records, label president John Palmer announced today. A Fort Wayne (Indiana) native, Brownlee is wrapping up recording of his third full-length, entitled Sincerely Yours, with a release date planned for this Fall, Palmer said. Collaborating with legendary guitarist Freddie Fox and Grammy Award-winning producer Michael Broening, Brownlee often plays multiple instruments on each album track. The accent-filled groove, "Halo" has already leaked and gotten early radio airplay, reports 91.1 FM The Globe. With a degree in music performance and psychology from Manchester College in North Manchester, Indiana, Kris Brownlee has played with the likes of blues artist Willie Kent, former Duke Ellington saxophonist Stephen Foster, and internationally known trombonist Jiggs Whigham. "Over the past 25 years of playing, I've been influenced by many, but none more than by saxophonist Boney James, " Brownlee said. For more information, visit www.krisbrownlee.com or www.facebook.com/KrisBrownleeSax. Lansing, Michigan-based MEGAWAVE ("small label—big sound"), celebrating its 40th year, specializes in jazz, world, reggae, gospel, and piano blues music. It is distributed in North America by MVD Entertainment Group, in Europe by Membran Media GmbH, in Japan by BounDEE, and digitally worldwide by Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA). write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |