Andy Ennis
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Andy Ennis is a tenor saxophone
player, part of the Baltimore jazz
scene. He began performing professionally in 1957, at the Royal Theatre
, a famed venue whose house band, the Royal Men of Rhythm, was led by Tracy McCleary
. He later played with Bill Doggett
and was a member of the Ray Charles Band.
He is the brother of Ethel Ennis
, a well-known local singer and pianist.
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
player, part of the Baltimore jazz
Baltimore jazz
Baltimore jazz is a major part of the music of Baltimore, Maryland, and is a field that has produced several well-known artists, including Billie Holliday,...
scene. He began performing professionally in 1957, at the Royal Theatre
Royal Theatre (Baltimore)
The Royal Theatre, which first opened in 1922 as the black-owned Douglass Theatre, was the most famous theater along West Baltimore City's Pennsylvania Avenue, one of a circuit of five such theaters for black entertainment in big cities...
, a famed venue whose house band, the Royal Men of Rhythm, was led by Tracy McCleary
Tracy McCleary
Tracy McCleary was a prominent part of the Baltimore jazz scene, based around his position as leader of the Royal Men of Rhythm, the house band at the Royal Theater, the premier African American music venue in Baltimore at that time. He took his position from Rivers Chambers.-External links:...
. He later played with Bill Doggett
Bill Doggett
Bill Doggett was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist. He is best known for his tracks, "Honky Tonk" and "Hippy Dippy", and variously working with The Ink Spots, Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Jordan.-Biography:William Ballard Doggett was born in...
and was a member of the Ray Charles Band.
He is the brother of Ethel Ennis
Ethel Ennis
Ethel Llewellyn Ennis is an American jazz musician. Ethel Ennis began performing on the piano in high school, but her natural vocal abilities soon eclipsed those as a pianist...
, a well-known local singer and pianist.