PHOTO BY ERNEST GREGORY
Frank Basile has established himself as one of today’s most in-demand baritone saxophonists. Dubbed a “prized sideman” by The New Yorker, Basile has performed, recorded, and toured the world with many of jazz’s finest musicians and ensembles, including Michael Bublé, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, The Jimmy Heath Big Band, The Bob Mintzer Big Band, The Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra, The Joe Lovano Nonet, The Dave Holland Big Band, Dennis Mackrel’s Manhattan Symphony Jazz Orchestra, The Christian McBride Big Band, The Count Basie Orchestra, and many others. Basile has released three recordings as a leader and his band has headlined at many of New York’s major jazz clubs.
