Caleb Dillon-Murray

Caleb Dillon-Murray is a saxophonist and composer presiding in the San Francisco Bay Area. While in school, he primarily studied both jazz and classical saxophone, though he has played with all sorts of different ensembles, including blues bands, gospel, Latin, Reggae, hip-hop groups, and Arabic music. Caleb has a Bachelor's Degree from Hope College under direction of Brian Coyle and has a Master's Degree in Jazz Composition from the University of South Florida under direction of Charles Owen.

After working on cruise lines for a while after school, he came back to the Bay Area and released his first album, "Jammin' Through December" with a band he formed called Blue Horizon. He also joined a variety of bands, including the California-Reggae band, "Coast Tribe",  where he recorded 2 albums, and the Blue Band "The Delta Wires", where he recorded 1 album.

His next big project is a jazz fusion album called "The Place To Be", an extremely energetic and passionate album. It is a calling to break out of the banality of life and try to experience something exciting. It is a 79 minute joy ride through hip-hop inspired grooves and bebop lines. Caleb worked with some of the finest musicians in the Bay Area, including Javier Santiago on piano, Kai Lyons on Guitar, Thomas Prigen on Drums, and Giulio Cetto on Bass. The album also features the Friction String Quartet, something that Caleb had always wanted to work with in his music.

Caleb is still striving to be a better saxophonist and composer, as well as a better business man in order to find some success as a musician. He's always interested in meeting new people, generally easy to talk to, and enjoys being active and drinking good whiskey among friends.

Gear

- Yamaha Custom Z

- Theo Wanne Durga. 9 Opening

- Vandoren Red Box Javas 3.5

- Oleg Neckstrap

- Most Likely Adidas Shoes

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