Jazz fans coast to coast continue to experience the silky sounds of saxophonist Andre Delano at live performances across the country. West coast fans wait with anticipation as the East St. Louis native prepares to take the stage at the Wilson Creek Winery, Temecula, CA. Opening for Norman Brown’s Summer Storm, Delano will share the stage with music veterans Norman Brown, Patti Austin, Paul Taylor, and Alex Bugnon in a one night only (August 19, 2006) benefit performance to raise money for Children with Autism. Delano also wull be featured with Al Williams on Sunday, August 13, 2006 at the Long Beach Jazz Festival.
On July 21, 2006, Delano returned to his alma mater as the featured performer at Jackson State University’s Battle of the Saxes. The 1994 graduate wowed a sold-out crowd including high school buddies, new fans, music enthusiasts, city officials and onlookers from every Southern state. This fall, Delano's release Funkbone off his debut album Full Circle, can be hears on the Sony BMG Jazz compilation CD The Lounge Connection featuring other great artists like Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Gerald Albright, Will Downing, Alfonzo Blackwell, George Benson and many others. Delano continues his musical journey with the release of a Jazz Christmas album entitled First Christmas due for release in November.
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