Dancing With You - Music

Heavily Influenced By David Sanborn Instrumentalist Jaared Is A Washington DC-Based Alto And Soprano Saxophonist Who Has Made Smooth Jazz And Crossover Jazz His Primary Focus In The ‘90s And 2000s Other Saxophonists Alto Tenor Soprano Or Otherwise Who Have Had A Direct Or Indirect Impact On Jaared's Playing Include Grover Washington Jr. Nelson Rangell Ronnie Laws And George Howard. Jaared Is Capable Of Playing Other Types Of Instrumental Music Including Fusion Soul-Jazz And Post-Bop--And He Is No Stranger To R&B. But Slick Polished Easygoing Smooth Jazz Is The Style That He Is Best Known For Especially In Jazz Circles. Jaared Was Born Jaared Arosemena In Washington DC On January 20 1967 Although He Grew Up In Bedford VA. That Was Where Jaared Began Studying The Saxophone At The Age Of Seven. Jaared Who Suffered From Childhood Asthma Took Up The Sax At The Recommendation Of His Doctor. Playing A Wind Instrument Might Seem Like The Last Thing That An Asthmatic Would Want To Do But In Fact Jaared's Doctor Urged Him To Do Exactly That In Order To Strengthen His Lungs. The DC Native Was Still A Pre-Adolescent When He First Heard The Popular Sanborn Who Became His Primary Influence. There Were Many Other Sax Players He Listened To Growing Up And They Ranged From Grover Washington Jr. Boots Randolph And Ace Cannon To The Lester Young-Minded Tenor Man Stan Getz. But Sanborn's Alto Affected Him More Than Anything And That Strong Sanborn Influence Remained After Jaared Reached Adulthood In The Mid-‘80s And Became Active On The Washington DC Music Scene Where He Has Played With Artists Ranging From Go-Go Funk Band E.U.'s Ju Ju House To Mary Ann Redmond An Excellent Soul/rock Singer Along The Lines Of Tina Turner And Etta James . Although Jaared Has Had His Share Of R&B Gigs The East Coast Musician Chose To Concentrate On Smooth Jazz When He Began Recording Albums Of His Own In The Early 2000s A Time That Also Found Him Touring The United States Extensively As A Sideman And Featured Soloist For Smooth Jazz Guitarist Peter White . Foreward Jaared's Debut Album Was Released On Lightyear/Marimelj Which Is Distributed By Warner Bros. In 2001 That Album Was Followed By His Sophomore Outing Hangtime Also On Lightyear/Marimelj In 2002. read less