Candy Dulfer is a smooth jazz alto saxophone player who was born in the Netherlands. A backup member of Prince's band, she recorded the 1991 hit "Lily Was Here," and that song began a long and successful career. Smooth jazz is a type of jazz that is generally downtempo or chilled, combining instruments (and, at times, improvisation) traditionally associated with jazz with stylistic influences drawn from, among other genres, pop and R&B. // Origins Smooth jazz developed in part from jazz fusion, and tends to deemphasize improvisation. ... Alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a family of woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. ... The cover to Princes 2004 album Musicology. ...

On June 30th 1990, she replaced Dick Parry on stage for Pink Floyd's performance at the Knebworth Festival. Dick Parry is a saxophonist born in 1944. ... A reunited Pink Floyd at the London Live 8 concert on July 2, 2005. ...

Dulfer is the daughter of tenor saxophonist Hans Dulfer, and they collaborated on a duets album. Hans Dulfer was born on May 28, 1940 in Amsterdam/The Netherlands. ...

She has become an inspiration to other female instrumentalists, including guitarist Joyce Cooling and saxophonists Pamela Williams and Mindi Abair. Joyce Cooling is a San Francisco-area smooth jazz guitarist. ... Pamela Williams is a smooth jazz saxophonist with deep roots in R&B and soul music. ... Categories: Music stubs | Jazz saxophonists ...

Discography

• Saxuality (1991)
• Sax-a-Go-Go (1993)
• For the Love of You (1997)
• The Best of Candy Dulfer (1998)
• What Does it Take (1999)
• Live in Amsterdam (2001)
• Dulfer & Dulfer (2001, a collaboration with her father Hans Dulfer)
• Right in My Soul (2003)

1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hans Dulfer was born on May 28, 1940 in Amsterdam/The Netherlands. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

Official site