Premik Russell Tubbs
Premik Russell Tubbs is an American saxophonist, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Career Since the 1970s he worked with a wide range of artists such as John McLaughlin, Narada Michael Walden, Jackson Browne, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Yoko Oginome, Cecil McBee, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Jean-Luc Ponty, T.M. Stevens, Wayne Shorter and many more. His saxophone was featured on hits like "How Will I Know", "Baby Come to Me and "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off". In 1983, Premik joined Lonnie Liston Smith's band, along with bass player Cecil McBee. Until 1985 he played the Montreux Jazz Festival and recorded two albums with them. From 1991 to 1994 he toured with Scarlet Rivera (Bob Dylan's violinist). They also opened shows for Spyro Gyra. The following years, he toured with jazz violinist Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Clara Ponty, Wendy Starland and in 2007 as a member of Radio Massacre International. In November 2011 he toured with Chandrika Tandon and Steve Gorn. More recently he performed with Sting, Lady Gaga, Ravi & Anoushka Shankar. In April 2012, Premik was invited to perform at the Carnegie Hall in the Revlon Concert for the Rainforest Fund featuring Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Hudson, Bruno Mars, Katharine McPhee, Bryn Terfel, Rosanne Cash and Vince Gill. Premik has recorded several world music records along with spiritual master Sri Chinmoy, Steve Booke and Shambhu Vineberg as well as music for different short films. On April 17, 2014, he was part of the band for the "Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert", including performers Sting, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Elton John, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Hudson, Will Ferrell and many more. Premik is announced to play with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on April 25 in Croydon. Discography 1974: Mahavishnu Orchestra – Visions of the Emerald Beyond 1976: Narada Michael Walden – Garden of Love Light 1977: Narada Michael Walden – I Cry, I Smile 1980: Carlos Santana & Herbie Hancock – The Swing of Delight 1984: Lonnie Liston Smith – Silhouettes 1985: Lonnie Liston Smith – Rejuvenation 1985: Clarence Clemons – Hero 1985: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston 1986: Jermaine Stewart – Frantic Romantic 1987: Whitney Houston – Whitney 1989: Yoko Oginome – Verge of Love 1989: Regina Belle – Stay with Me 1989: Kid 'N Play – Face the Nation 1992: Calverly – Avalon 2001: Premik Russell Tubbs – Equinox 2002: Ali Appel – Crooked Line 2004: Premik Russell Tubbs – Mission-Transcendence 2006: Gerald Jay Markoe – Celestial Music for Sitar 2007: The Mahavishnu Project – Return to the Emerald Beyond 2010: Premik Russell Tubbs & Steve Booke – Pratyavartana 2011: Fiona Joy Hawkins – Christmas Joy 2012: Fiona Joy Hawkins – Sensual Journeys 2012: Ronnda Cadle – Will's Embrace 2012: Dan Kennedy – Intuition 2012: Heidi Anne Breyer – Beyong the Turning 2012: Rebecca Harrold – The River of Life 2013: Asher Barkin – Birchos Avicha 2013: Shambhu – Dreaming