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Jerome Dawson & Wazabe Blue

Saxophonist, Jerome Dawson, has been sizzling stages and Clubs since he was 16 years old. He has made himself known throughout Northern California and has shared the stage and opened for many talented artists, including Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Chris Botti, Aaron Neville, Roger Waters, Jazz in Pink, Sista Monica, Maruga Booker (Drummer for George Clinton), David Benoit, Pete Escovedo, and Buzzy Linhart. With a unique style that is soulful and intense, Jerome Dawson has been known to bring the crowd to its feet. Jerome Dawsons love for David Sanborn, Wayman Tisdale, the late Art Porter and Grover Washington, Jr. fuels his desire to play an upbeat, contemporary, smooth style with an R & B funk attitude. This has driven the creation of Wazabe Blue, an eclectic mix of smooth jazz that has something to offer music lovers of every kind.
Wazabe Blue has in its four-piece band, bassist Gordon Costa, a native New Jersean who studied trombone before getting hooked on funk bass driven jazz. He often went home and played bass for hours, until his knuckles bled. He simply duct taped his knuckles and played on.
Mix in Keyboardist Wayne Thames, a San Diegan, moved by many kinds of music who has played with The Blues Brothers and Road Runners to name a few. Studying the likes of Herbie Hancock, Ramsey Lewis and Joe Sample, has inspired him in jazz.
Add Jazz drummer, Mike McGhee, who is truly recognized as not just a drummer, but a jazz drummer with undeniable musical talent that keeps Wazabe Blue groovn.