Mindi Abair

Mindi Abair is a contemporary jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Her sound holds an umbrella over the genres of pop, R&B, blues, and funk. She established a reputation early on for solid musicianship as a session player and while leading her own working group. Since 1999, she has recorded as a leader and continued playing sessions. 2006's Life Less Ordinary and 2014's Wild Heart both netted Grammy nods. 2018's No Good Deed, her third album leading Mindi Abair & the Boneshakers, won eight Independent Blues Awards. In 2022, after four albums with the Boneshakers, she re...