Featured Artist of the Month        
Marion Meadows

Marion was born in West Virginia and grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. He began playing the clarinet and studying classical music at the age of nine.He started playing tenor sax in highschool, and then migrated to sopranosax. His passion for various types ofmusic led him down an eclecticmusical path. He was intrigued by the stylesof jazz musicians, like Stanley Turrentine,Sidney Bichet, Johnny Hodges, JohnColtrane, Sonny Stitt, Rahsaan RolandKirk, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderley,Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Fortune,Joe Henderson, Grover Washingtonand many others. After studying jazzat Rippowam High School in Stamford, CTwith Anthony Truglia, Meadows attendedBerklee College of Music.

He became a staple of the

contemporary jazz format with his subsequent

recordings, which include Body Rhythm (1994)

and Forbidden Fruit (1996), Passion (1997),

Another Side Of Midnight (1999),

Next To You (2000), In Deep (2002),

Players Club (2004), Dressed To Chill (2006),

Secrets (2009) Whisper (2013)

and most recently Soul Traveler,

the first installment of his Soul

Trilogy which now showcases his

current release, Soul City" on the

New York-based Shanachie Label.

Meadows is a semi-pro cyclist,

graphic artist and designer.

Marion received a doctorate

from Wilberforce University in 2016.

His artwork and photography can be viewed at:

www.marionmeadowsatmospheres.com

www.marionmeadowsphotography.com

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