Not only is Jo Sax ULTRA-COOL, but he looks like Sean Connery and he plays a KILLER sax! This man can take your aural pleasure to heights never before attained!
He sings, plays the flute, clarinet, guitar, alto-, tenor- and soprano-sax, and keyboards. Jo was born in Dresden, East Germany. At the age of 18, he started to work with various dance bands in Dresden. Later he toured Germany and Europe with professional show bands. Since his arrival in South Africa in 1974, he has worked both the Southern Sun and Holiday Inn International Cabaret circuits.
Jo was the founder member of the band “Capricorn” which backed international artists such as Richard Loring, Diane Chandler, Lovelace Watkins, Dicky Henderson, Des O’Connor, Karin Nelson, Tommy Hunt and other well-known artists. Jo also toured with the showband “Scott Free” in the Gloria Gaynor and Tina Turner shows as supporting act. In 1980, he established “Tradewinds” as a jazz and dance band. Tradewinds worked successfully in the Beacon Isle Hotel, Royal Swazi Spa, Holiday Inn Gabarones and La Montagne in Ballito.
After a break, working as Music Producer for the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation from 1984 to 1989, Jo resumed his professional musical work in Johannesburg as a freelance musician. He worked with bands such as Vinnie & the Viscounts, Johnny Fourie, Dennis East, Rhythm-Method, Mike Faure, Soul Purpose, Havana Gas, various jazz bands and the Lolly Peterson Band, to name a few. TV appearances and studio recordings are done in between his normal working schedules. Jo has recorded 2 solo sax CD’s with Franscois Roos; “In the Mood to Dance” and “Rio by Night”.
Jo works as a solo act with backing tracks, or with a live band according to customer’s specs. With his experience as musician and bandleader, he can confidently assure success in creating the right atmosphere for any function. His repertoire covers jazz blues, R&B, continental, rock & roll, pop, party music, German and Jewish traditional music performed instrumentally and vocally.
You
can really tell that music is Jo’s passion,
adding incredible style to any occasion!