Born in Louisiana and raised in New Mexico, tenor saxophonist Doug Lawrence spent over 25 years making a name for himself in New York City. Doug 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, Celia Cruz, Benny Goodman, Stevie Wonder, Buck Clayton, Wild Bill Davis, Jimmy Cobb, Clyde Stubblefield and many others. For the last 25+ years Doug has been the featured tenor saxophone soloist with the Legendary Multi Grammy® winning Count Basie Orchestra.
Doug performs and records with many of todays leading artists including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Joey DeFrancesco, Ledisi, Louis Hayes, Andra Day, George Cables, Peter Bernstein, Rita Payes, Diane Schuur, Lady Gaga, Carmen Bradford and others. Doug keeps a busy schedule touring the world performing and recording as a featured solo artist and leader of his own bands, as well as continuing his tenure with the venerable Count Basie Orchestra.
Doug has thoroughly enjoyed all of the different models for the 10MFAN tenor mouthpieces!