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Recognized in both the jazz vocal and instrumental worlds, Darmon Meader is a distiguished vocalist, arranger and saxophonist. Darmon has achieved international recognition as the founder, musical director, chief arranger, composer, producer, saxophonist, and tenor vocalist with New York Voices. As a member of NYV he has released numerous recordings on the GRP, RCA/Victor and Concord record labels. "And So Am I" is Darmon's long awaited debut solo CD.

Darmon has performed and recorded with a variety of artists including Ray Brown, George Benson, Bobby McFerrin, Don Sebesky, Nancy Wilson, Ann Hampton Callaway, Patti Austin, Jon Hendricks, Jim Hall, Paquito D'Rivera and the Count Basie Orchestra. Touring in the U.S. and abroad, he has performed at such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival and the Blue Note Jazz Clubs in New York and Japan. In addition to arranging and orchestrating the majority of the New York Voices songbook, Mr. Meader has arranged music for various artists including Nancy Wilson, Debbie Gravitte, the Boston Pops, Ann Hampton Calloway, and Ilona Knopfler. Many of his vocal jazz and choral works have been published by Carl Fischer Music, Shawnee Press, UNC JazzPress and Alfred Music. For more information, go to www.darmonmeader.com