David Sanborn - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	30-July-1945
Place of Birth	Tampa (Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America, Area code 813)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	David Sanborne, Dave Sanborn, Dave Sanborne, david_sanborn, Sanborn, David
Profession	Musician, Film Score Composer
David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school. Sanborn has also worked extensively as a session musician, notably on David Bowie's Young Americans. One of the most commercially successful American saxophonists to earn prominence since the 1980s, Sanborn is described by critic Scott Yannow as "the most influential saxophonist on pop, R&B, and crossover players of the past 20 years." Sanborn is often identified with radio-friendly smooth jazz. However, Sanborn has expressed a disinclination for both the genre itself and his association with it.

Awards by David Sanborn

Check all the awards nominated and won by David Sanborn.

1999

Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Honored for : Inside

(Best Contemporary Jazz Performance)

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album	Inside

1988

Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Honored for : Close-Up

(Artist)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album - Solo
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Close-Up

1987

Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Honored for : Chicago Song

Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo

Honored for : Double Vision

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo	Double Vision
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance	Chicago Song

1986

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Honored for : Double Vision

(artists)

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance	Double Vision

1985

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Honored for : Straight to the Heart

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance	Straight to the Heart

1982

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	As We Speak

1981

Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Honored for : All I Need Is You

(Artist)

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance	All I Need Is You

1980

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance	Anything You Want

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