Biographies - Andy Suzuki

Andy Suzuki - Reeds, Arrangement

A member of David Benoit's touring band, he's also performed, toured and or recorded with Dave Brubeck, Carl Anderson, Cecilia Noel, Hiroshima, Kilauea, Rick Braun, Pat Kelley and Grant Geissman. His film and television credits include George of The Jungle as well as Northern Exposure, Beverly Hills 90210 as well as shows on Nickelodeon, The Spice and The Playboy Channels. He released his second solo cd earlier this year. He's an integral part of Shapes with his exquisite reed arrangements, incorporating flutes, alto flutes, clarinets, bass clarinet as well as soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Says Burn, "His arrangements are perfect because I prefer to not lean on the crutch of using synthesizers to create lush pads. I could have done all of the arrangements myself, but Andy has a perfect sense of what's needed and as a composer/arranger himself, he seems to know what I want and then gives me something even better. We have a great working chemistry, not to mention that it's nice to spread out the work load. He's also a monster player and I'll never follow him in the solo order, that's for sure!"


next | back | back to bios page