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Karl Denson (born December 27, 1956) is an American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from Santa Ana, California. He plays with the Rolling Stones and was a member of Lenny Kravitz's band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Denson has recorded with artists including Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Slightly Stoopid, Blind Boys of Alabama, Blackalicious, Stanton Moore, and Jon Foreman of the rock band Switchfoot. He continues to lead his own Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (KDTU) and Karl Denson Trio (KD3), while touring with the Rolling Stones since 2014 to date. Denson appears in the 1988 movie Coming To America and in the 2021 sequel Coming 2 America as the saxophonist in the fictional band Sexual Chocolate.
Members of KDTU include Denson (saxophone, flute), Chris Stillwell (bass), Ricio Fruge (trumpet), D. J. Williams (guitar), David Veith (keyboards), Alan Evans (drums) and Seth Freeman (guitar/lap steel)
KD3 comprises Denson with keyboardist Anthony Smith (Global Funk, Giant People) and drummer Brett Sanders (brother of John Staten).




Selected discography


Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz album) - (1989)
Mama Said (Lenny Kravitz album) - (1991)
Blackened Red Snapper (solo album) - (1992)
Herbal Turkey Breast (solo album) - (1993)
Chunky Pecan Pie (solo album) - (1994)
West Coast Boogaloo (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1994)
Baby Food (solo album) - (1995)
A Town Called Earth (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1997)
The D Stands for Diesel (solo album) - (1997)
GBA Live (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1999)
Dance Lesson #2 (solo album) - (2001)
The Bridge (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2002)
Flyin' the Koop (Stanton Moore) - (2002)
About Time (Steve Winwood) - (2003)
Once You're There [EP] (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2006)
What Happened to Television? (The Greyboy Allstars) - (2007)
Lunar Orbit (Karl Denson Trio) - (2007)
Brother's Keeper (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2009)
Top of the World (Slightly Stoopid) - (2012)
Inland Emperor (The Greyboy Allstars) - (2013)
Time To Do Your Thing (Z-Bonics) - (2013)
New Ammo (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2014)
Sticky Fingers Live (The Rolling Stones) - (2015)
Gnomes and Badgers (Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe) - (2019)
Como De Allstars (The Greyboy Allstars) - (2020)




References






Notes


Interview at JamBase Retrieved August 26, 2007
Greyboy Allstars at AllAboutJazz Retrieved August 26, 2007
KD3 bio at JamBase
Karl Denson at allmusic.com Retrieved January 29, 2009
Interview with TheWaster.com Retrieved February 10, 2014




External links


Karl Denson website
Karl Denson Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2017)

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