Winner of Horn of the Year from the Blues Music Awards in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2015, Deanna Bogart has been electrifying audiences with her soulful saxophone playing, singing and dazzling keyboards for over 40 years.

She is a bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and produces festivals and other artists.

Deanna is also a sought-after educator/mentor/master classes/creative coach, while nonstop gigging around the globe and playing with stellar musicians everywhere. 

The link to her full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website.

We talked about:

🎷 How Donna met Deanna & a funny story at a recent gig

🎷 How the statement, “Girls can’t play the sax” motivated her to prove her teacher wrong

🎷 Tips for leading a band

🎷 How playing sax helped her piano playing and singing

🎷 Deanna’s practice routine and what she does before each show

🎷 How to be confident and play freely

🎷 and more

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