Born in Louisiana and raised in New Mexico, Grammy® award winning tenor saxophonist Doug Lawrence spent over 25 years making a name for himself in New York City. Mr Lawrence has performed and recorded with a number of iconic artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Celia Cruz, Benny Goodman, Stevie Wonder, Buck Clayton, Wild Bill Davis, Jimmy Cobb, Clyde Stubblefield, Donna Summer, Rodney Dangerfield, Joey DeFrancesco and many others. Doug Lawrence has appeared at virtually every major concert hall and performance venue around the world, and has performed for six U.S. Presidents, the Queen of England, the King of Thailand, the King and Queen of Sweden and numerous Heads of State. For the last 25+ years Mr Lawrence has been the featured tenor saxophone soloist with the (eighteen-time) Grammy® winning

 Legendary Count Basie Orchestra. 

Doug Lawrence continues to perform and record with many of todays leading artists, including: Billie Eilish, Ledisi, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Andra Day, Rita Payes, Jamie Cullium, Carmen Bradford, Dianne Schuur, Steve Jordon, George Cables, Peter Bernstein, Louis Hayes, Tadataka Unno, Frankie Vasquez and others. In 2023, Mr Lawrence was inducted into the New Mexico Music Hall Of Fame, and on February 4th, 2024, he won another Grammy®, as featured soloist on the “Basie Swings The Blues” album, adding to the many accolades and awards he has received throughout his prolific career. Mr Lawrence also keeps a busy schedule touring and recording with his own bands, as well as continuing his tenure with the venerable Count Basie Orchestra.