D’Addario and Rico recently announced the addition of saxophonist Jeff Coffin to the Rico artist roster. Coffin is an internationally recognized saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator. For 13 years, he played with bluegrass/jazz fusion group, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones. While with the supergroup, Coffin garnered three Grammy awards including Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Outbound in 2001, from which his song, “Zona Mona” was also nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Composition.
He also won Best Contemporary Jazz Album for The Hidden Land in 2007 and Best Pop Instrumental Album for Jingle All the Way in 2009.
In July 2008, Coffin began touring with the ever-recognizable Dave Matthews Band, officially joining the group in 2009. When not on the road with DMB, Coffin fronts his own group, Jeff Coffin & the Mu’tet, where he is known to wow audiences by playing two saxes at a time, a nod to the late, great saxophonist, Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Coffin plays a myriad of Rico reeds including La Voz Bb Clarinet Reeds, PlastiCover Bari Sax Reeds, Rico Select Jazz Tenor, Alto & Soprano Sax Reeds, and Rico H-Ligature & Caps.
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