Jake Clemons
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Jake Clemons | |
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Jake Clemons in 2012
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Background information | |
Born | February 27, 1980 |
Occupation(s) | musician |
Instruments | Saxophone, guitar, bass, piano, keyboard, drums, percussion, clarinet, blues harp |
Years active | 1998–present |
Associated acts | Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Mae, The Swell Season |
Website | jakeclemons |
Notable instruments | |
Saxophone, guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, clarinet |
Jake Clemons (born February 27, 1980) is a singer-songwriter, an American musician and since 2012 is best known for being the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Clemons took over the role of saxophonist for the band when his uncle, Clarence Clemons, a founding member of the band, died in 2011. Clemons also has performed various instruments including percussion and also provided backing vocals on the band's Wrecking Ball Tour and High Hopes Tour. Clemons attended the Virginia Governor's School for the Arts to study jazz performance.[1] Clemons also has performed with Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, The Swell Season and The Roots.[2]
Tours with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
- Wrecking Ball World Tour (2012–2013)
- High Hopes Tour (2014)
- The River Tour 2016 (2016)
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Clemons. |
- Official website
- http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jake-clemons-on-clarence-hes-on-that-stage-every-night-20131111
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