George Shelby has been a Yamaha Artist since 1986, performing across the world with artists from Marc Antoine and Jim Brickman to Brian Setzer and Hilary Duff. He has performed or written music for film in addition to his recordings and concerts. George appears in music education and concert videos for several companies including Yamaha.
"In the past I always had to settle with my instruments. They looked cool, but played horrible. Or they played good but were always in the shop for adjustments. Or the bottom half of the horn was badly out of tune with the top half. With the Yamaha line of instruments, Ive finally found horns that have a huge sound, play in-tune, stand up to road use, and look amazing."
George Shelby has performed on saxophone across the world with various artists including Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brian Culbertson, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, Bobby Caldwell, Jim Brickman, Miguel Mateos, Sheena Easton, David Foster, Melissa Manchester, The Rippingtons, Larry Carlton, Marc Antoine, Grant Geissman, Ann Jillian, and Brian Setzer. Recording credits include recordings with Hilary Duff (Metamorphosis), Lucy Pearl, Garden Party (No Static At All), The Brian Setzer Orchestra (Guitar Slinger, West Side Story, and the Dirty Boogie), guitarist Mike Sims (Wake Me at Sunset and Room With a Groove), drummer Russ Miller (Cymbalism), vocalist Lisa Cannon (More Than 12 Stories Under The Sun) and harpist Lori Andrews (No Strings Attached). As well as his own CDs, "Oasis Of You," and his latest CD "Touch."
On Film/DVD he appears on the Michael McDonald concert, "A Gathering of Friends," and the Bobby Caldwell DVD, "Live at Araneta Coliseum." He is on the Yamaha DVD "Red Hot Sax Night," and his documentary on Yamaha sax making, filmed in Hammamatsu, Japan, is being distributed around the world. He has performed or written music for The Mask, (both movie and cartoon), Fortune Hunters, Marias Toe, The Souler Opposites, Fatal Instinct, The Showtime Feature, Ready Willing & Able, Steam, and Tomorrows Dream. In addition to his recordings and concerts, George has five music education videos for Star Licks/Hal Leonard Publishing, and two feature articles with the Yamaha WindPack Series. George was born and raised in Los Angeles. He studied music at California State University, Northridge, and studied privately with Ernie Watts, Bill Greene, Claude Lakey and Charlie Shoemaker.
