Baron Raymonde, saxophonist, was born in New York City. By age six, he was studying piano with Emile Del Terzo at Carnegie Hall Studios. At nine, he took up the saxophone. Baron went to the University of North Texas where he received a Bachelors and Masters degree in music. After leaving college in 1984 he went on tour with Matt" Guitar" Murphy of the Blues Brothers for 11 years. He recorded on Matt Murphy's Album "The Blues Don't Bother Me" .

He has performed with many artists, notably as featured sax player with Rod Stewart on his Human Tour. Baron also performed with The Blues Brothers band and the GE Smith band and played on themes for TV shows "Michael's Place","Quench" and the closing Theme for NBC's Today Show.

He has also written music for the Rikki Lake show. He played sax on India Aires' Grammy winning CD "Voyage To India". as well as Southside Johnny's album "Grapefruit Moon" He toured with the Broadway Show "Ain't Nothing But The Blues" and performed in the show "Love Janis" in New York City. Baron also appeared in the movie "August Rush" and played sax on American Masters series "Women of Tin Pan Alley"




LIVE PERFORMANCES

  • Ronnie Spector
  • Lesley Gore
  • Levon Helm band
  • Alan Chez and Brothers of Funk Big Band
  • Rusty Paul (Les Paul's Son)
  • The Nuff Brothers (Lou Marini's Band)
  • Southside Johnny and The Labamba Big Band
  • Little Anthony and The Imperials
  • Maxine Brown
  • Percy Sledge
  • Eric Scortia and Vital Organ
  • Tony Orlando
  • LaBamba's Big Band
  • The John Tropea Band live on WFDU
  • Sam Moore
  • Pinetop Perkins
  • The Duke and The Drivers
  • Elvin Bishop
  • Luther "Guitar" Johnson, JR.
  • Rod Stewart, Human Tour. Featured multi-instrumentalist
  • George Benson and Jill Scott
  • Art Garfunkel
  • Joan Osborne
  • Alive N' Kickin
  • Jewel
  • Brandy
  • Celia Cruz
  • Mandy Moore
  • The Three Mo' Brothers
  • The Bacon Brothers
  • Linda Eder
  • GE Smith band
  • David Johansen -Central Park, NYC
  • Toured with Matt 'Guitar' Murphy of Blues Brothers fame
  • Jimmy Buffet
  • Blues Brothers Band, Europe and Philadelphia
  • Hiram Bullock Band in NYC
  • Terry King in Las Vegas
  • Sister Sledge, July 4th Celebration
  • Temptations and Four Tops
  • Manhattan Transfer
  • Lou Christie, the Coasters and the Drifters at the Beacon Theater, NYC
  • Vaganza, Outpost Recording Artists
  • Jeff Pevar Band
  • Mary Wilson
  • Don Rickles
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
  • Billy Porter with Taylor Dayne at Town Hall, NYC
  • Toured with Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon and Fabian
  • Lester Chambers and Harvey Brooks Band
  • Toured with Artie Shaw Orchestra under the direction of Dick Johnson

    FILMS

  • Appeared in orchestra scene of "August Rush"
  • Notting Hill- Universal
  • Independent film Cost of Living
  • AT&T Easylink promotion
  • Juan Downey's art video, Shifters, at the Museum of Modern Art, broadcast by PBS
  • Background saxophone in Will Gadeu's drama, Poet and the Player, at New York University Film Festival

    TV and RADIO

  • With Southside Johnny and The LaBamba Big Band on the Conan O'Brien Show.
  • Appeared on "Law and Order"-Criminal Intent
  • The John Tropea Band live on WFDU
  • Wrote and recorded music for the Riki Lake Show
  • Played Alto and Tenor sax on NBC - THE TODAY SHOW closing theme AMERICA'S FIRST FAMILY
  • Broadway's Best on Bravo with GE Smith and The Uptown Horns
  • Rosie O'Donnell Show, played solo with Rod Stewart
  • Documentary with Rod Stewart for BBC TV
  • PBS special Mark Twain Award honoring Whoopi Goldberg
  • PBS American Masters series Yours for A Song
  • Played the theme for Michael's Place and Quench on the Food Network
  • Music Lifestyles show
  • Guiding Light soap opera
  • D.O.C. Rai-TV in Rome with Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
  • Jerry Lewis Telethon with The Regents

    RECORDINGS

  • Grapefruit Moon - Southside Johnny and The LaBamba Big Band
  • Voyage to India, India Arie
  • Before The Memory Fades, Baron Raymonde
  • 10 Shades of Blue, Frankie Paris
  • Powerful Stuff, David Foster and The Mohegan Sun All Stars
  • Lady's Got to Sing, Terry White
  • Where We Belong, Boyz Zone
  • The Blues Don't Bother Me, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
  • New York Blues Queen, Roxy Perry
  • When, Penelope Tobin
  • Rotate, Mike Post

    MUSICALS

  • "Movin Out"-Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC
  • Love Janis, The Village Theater, NYC
  • Ain't Nothing But the Blues, BB Kings, NYC and National Tour


    EDUCATION

  • Master of Music - University of North Texas
  • Bachelor of Music - University of North Texas


    Baron Raymonde Endorses VANDOREN Products




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