Stacy Dillard
Tenor Sax
About
Stacy Dillard is a jazz saxophonist and bandleader known for his large, rich tone. He joined the New York jazz scene in the early 2000s and has worked with a variety of artists including Wycliffe Gordon, Eric Reed, Roy Hargrove, Stephon Harris, Cindy Blackman, and Antonio Hart. Dillard also leads several of his own groups including the jazz collectives cPhyve and cPhour, and an R&B/funk group called The Other Side.
Trivia
The names of Stacy Dillard's bands cPhyve and cPhour are variations on the descriptions of the groups, a collective with 5 or 4 members. Stacy Dillard had a weekly Saturday night residency at Smalls Jazz Club in NYC.
Early Life
Stacy Dillard was born in 1977 and grew up in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. He spent most of his youth playing sports and did not develop an interest in music until high school. When he was nearly 16, Dillard happened upon a jazz quartet playing on television and was intrigued. He rented a saxophone, began playing in his high school band and went on to study music at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. After college he worked as a musician in Cincinnati until 2002 when he ran into trumpeter Wynton Marsalis at at a jam session. Marsalis encouraged Dillard to move to New York which he did a few months later.
Stacy Dillard Solos
2022
Tenor Sax solo - Good Bait - 2022
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 117 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Jeannine - 2022
4/4 swing in A♭ minor at 185 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Stella By Starlight - 2022
4/4 ballad in B♭ major at 54 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Hey, It’s Me You’re Talking To - 2022
4/4 latin in A♭ major at 204 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Four In One - 2022
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 136 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - What's New - 2022
4/4 ballad in C major at 55 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Birdlike - 2022
4/4 swing in F major at 157 BPM