JIM SPAKE

Saxophonist Jim Spake lives and works in Memphis, Tennessee, where he has made his living in music since his teens. After attending Berklee College of Music, where he studied with David Liebman, Bill Pierce, and Steve Grossman, Jim returned to Memphis and resumed gigging with local jazz & R&B groups. While still in his early twenties, he toured with Levon Helm, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Brenda Lee and in the 1980s became more active in Memphis's recording studios - everything from jingles to album sessions. Over the years he's backed artists such as Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, The Four Tops, Mose Allison, Chuck Berry, Tony Joe White, Ben E... Memphis's rich musical history continues to draw producers and artists here to record - perhaps to capture some of the "magic." In recent decades, Jim's saxophone work is an integral part of the mix. Sessions with Al Green, John Hiatt, Toots Hibbert, Lucero, Solomon Burke, Cat Power, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Rod Stewart, Alex Chilton, and Ike Turner..