Of the varied mix of female artists that are currently populating contemporary music, few are creating as compelling a presence as Mindi Abair. She spent much of her early life on tour with her father, accomplished saxophonist/keyboardist Lance Abair, who toured with a R&B/soul band. So began a passion when she began playing keyboards at the age of five and picked up the saxophone at eight. "Music was mostly what was around me, and it came very naturally to me. I never made a clear choice that music was going to be my life. It kind of chose me." Her diverse compositions and lively style, are mischievous, playful, intelligent and gratifying. Mindi is quickly becoming the model for a new generation of breakthrough jazz artists.

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