Rusty Higgins
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- Music master
- saxophonist
- arranger
- composer
- session musician
Rusty Higgins | |
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| Born | David B. Higgins January 6, 1950 |
| Alma mater | Kent State University |
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| Years active | 1969-present |
| Spouse | Georgia Higgins |
Rusty Higgins is an American music master, saxophonist, arranger, composer, and session musician. As a member of the Bob Florence Limited Edition, Higgins won the Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for Serendipity 18. Based in Los Angeles, Higgins has performed with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, Ralph Carmichael, Les Brown, and Toni Tennille.[citation needed]
Higgins was born in Akron, Ohio, and attended Cuyahoga Falls High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and graduated in 1967. He went to Kent State University to pursue a major in Bassoon Performance. He then traveled with many different bands for five years before moving to Los Angeles, where he has served as a woodwind doubler (saxophone, clarinet, flute) for 39 years. His primary experiences include extensive recording studio, theater, and jazz concert work. He has conducted master classes, clinics, and jazz workshops at high schools throughout California and Ohio, Kent State University, and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
