SAXOPHONIST BRANDON WILLIS

Published: Feb. 18, 2017, 9 p.m.

Brandon Willis is a 25 year old saxophonist from Newcastle, Washington that brings a soulful sound and charismatic persona to the northwest jazz scene. Under the tutelage of nationally acclaimed saxophonist Darren Motamedy, Brandon has played for years in the Seattle area. Six months before he was born, his parents attended a jazz concert by local smooth jazz artist Darren Motamedy. Sixteen years later in 2008, Brandon was performing alongside Motamedy at local jazz clubs as he pursues a career in music.\n\nFollowing the successful debut of Brandon Willis\u2019s album \u201cFirst Time\u201d, he spent the next few years playing shows around the U.S preparing for his second album. In a genre saturated with sax players Brandon took the next step by finding a producer | songwriter capable of making him stand out from the crowd. He found GRAMMY\xae nominee, producer and label owner Nate Harasim. They quickly began working on the \u201cBrandon Willis | Harasim\u201d sound, prevalent on the new single \u201cIMPACT\u201d and make an \u201cIMPACT\u201d it does. With Harasim\u2019s production and Willis\u2019s sax playing, a #1 hit isn't far off. Brandon signed with M1 Records in late 2016 after showing President Nate Harasim and Vice President Sandy McGraw a promising outlook on the \u201cNew\u201d contemporary jazz sound.\n\nFollow Brandon on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.