About Max Abrams
Max Abrams is a Nashville-based saxophonist who has recorded and performed with a variety of acts, including The Mavericks, Widespread Panic, Buddy Guy, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Gregg Allman, Chris Stapleton, Taj Mahal, Little Big Town, Frankie Valli, Sir Cliff Richards, Brendan Benson, Dara Maclean, Big and Rich, Kid Rock, Luke Byran, Lionel Richie, Ben Rector, The Royal Southern Brotherhood, Jeff Cohen, Colbie Caillat, Dave Barnes, James Slater, Randy Houser, Jake Owen, and Yo-Yo Ma. He has appeared on the Grammy Awards, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, PBS Great Performances, and the CMA, CMT, ACM, and AMA awards.
Max has produced a variety of artists and was proud to have two releases in the iTunes top 10 in 2011. Most recently, his playing can be heard on the TV shows Nashville, Grey's Anatomy, and True Detective, as well as a Victoria's Secret ad campaign and the MeTV theme song.
Instruments & Gear
Max Abrams is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
Tenor: Yamaha 82z
Unlaquered with an Ishimori Woodstone Traditional Jazz Mouthpiece and Ishimori gold plate ligature
Alto: Yamaha 82z
Unlaquered with a Vandoren V16 A9 mouthpiece
Baritone: Vintage Buescher Aristocrat with a refaced Berg Larsen mouthpiece
Boston Sax Shop 3 Reeds
Selected Discography
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram 662 Alligator Records
Buddy Guy The Blues Don’t Lie RCA/Silvertone
Dave Barnes What We Want, What We Get Razor And Tie
Brendan Benson What Kind Of World ATO Records
Big And Rich Coming To Your City Warner Bros.
Big And Rich Between Hell And Amazing Grace Warner Bros. Records
Rick Brantley Prize Fight Lover Soul Auctioneer Carnival Music
Colby Caillat Breakthrough Universal Republic
Billy Ray Cyrus Wanna Be Your Joe Lyric Street Records
ELEL ELEL Mom And Pop
Finding Nemo Finding Nemo Ocean Favorites Disney
Eric Heatherly 2 High 2 Cry On Grey’s Anatomy
JoJo Hermann (of Widespread Panic) Live At Bonnaroo 2004 Bonnaroo Records
Marcus Hummon Surrender Road Velvet Armadillo
Tyler James It Took The Fire Independent
Rachel Lampa All We Need Universal Music
Dara Maclean You Got My Attention Word Records
The Mavericks Mono Valory Records
The Mavericks Brand New Day Mono Mundo Records
The Mavericks Play The Hits Mono Mundo Records
The Mavericks En Espanol Mono Mundo Records
Erin McCarley Love, Save The Empty Universal Republic
Jon Nicholson A Lil Sump’m Sump’m WEA
No More Kings The Flying BoomBox Has Landed WEA
Jake Owen Working Man’s Poet Broken Bow Records
James Otto Larry The Cable Guy Movie Soundtrack WEA
Pico Vs. Island Trees Futura Independent
Ben Rector Something Like This Good Time Music
John Rich Son Of A Preacher Man Warner Bros.
Sir Cliff Richards The Fabulous Rock And Roll Songbook Rhino Records
James Slater Cochabamba Independent
Swamp Rat Swamp Rat Weston Boys
Joe Lewis Walker Hellfire Alligator Records
Anna Wilson Countrypolitan Universal
Anna Wilson Yule Swing Transfer Records
Anna Wilson Time Changes Everything Transfer Record
Ayiesha Woods Christmas Like This Gotee Records
Ace Young Ace Young Pazzo Music