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Photo by Jeff Altman
JEFF
COFFIN
3x Grammy Award Winning Saxophonist & Composer
Jeff Coffin,
well-traveled saxophonist/composer, and three-time Grammy Award winning member of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and the
Dave Matthews Band called our shop home for a few days. Coffin has traveled the world with the Flecktones
since 1997 and with DMB since 2008, performing with musicians of all walks. Some of those he has shared the stage and the
recording studio include such diverse artists as Branford Marsalis, DJ Logic, New Orleans Social Club, McCoy Tyner, Baaba
Maal, Mike Clark's Prescription Trio, Chris Thile, Garth Brooks, Phish, Van Morrison, J.D. Souther, Vinnie Colaiuta, The
Dixie Chicks, Bob Moses, Konger Ol Ondar, Stanton Moore, Brooks and Dunn, George Porter Jr., Umphrey's McGee, Del McCoury,
John Scofield, Yonder Mountain String Band, Marc Broussard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Wailers and many, many others. 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."
Known for sometimes playing alto and tenor sax simultaneously,
with a nod to Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Coffin seeks out the extraordinary in his saxophone sound and in his technique of improvisation.
Reaching for the unique is something Jeff makes an integral part of both his playing and teaching. In addition to the Flecktones,
Jeff also leads his own group, The Mu'tet which takes it's name for the word mutation, giving way to Jeff's belief
that music is constantly changing and mutating.
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