16 YEARS. BARITONE. TENOR. ALTO.
Bradford King is a Seattle/Tacoma saxophonist with 16 years of live and studio experience across soul, funk, R&B, and rock. A horn-section player and improviser equally at home blending into a section or stepping out for a solo. Reads charts, travels with his own wireless rig and effects, and shows up ready to play.
Eric Blu & the Soul Revue — 10-piece soul band, full horn section
Fast Nasties — two-sax blues band
Polybanderous — alt-soul solo project (sax, guitar, vocals, loops)
Also: Now or Ever, Letters From Traffic, Herb & Jellyfish, Urban Jellyfish. Totaling 16 years of sax across Seattle's club and festival scene
BANDS & CREDITS
Eric Blu & the Soul Revue — Tasty Cakes (2018), Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby (2020), Get On Your Horse (2026)
Fast Nasties — sax on all eight albums (2016–present)
Anti-Toxin — "Jellyfish" (Unmasked EP, 2025) — guest feature
Polybanderous — Burden of Excess (2024)
STUDIO
Recorded at Earwig, Synergy, Fastback, and Orbit Studios (Seattle), plus home studio
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Notable experience
SOUL & FUNK
Eric Blu & the Soul Revue (10-piece soul band, full horn section) — Bite of Seattle, The Triple Door, Neumo's, Hard Rock Cafe; shared bills with Staxx Brothers and Down North
Fast Nasties (blues/soul) — High Dive, Central Saloon, Darrell's Tavern
SeaTac International Airport — solo residency, multiple terminals, 2019–present
ONGOING
Burning Man 2025 · Northwest Folklife (2023–2025) · Bite of Seattle · Upstream Music Festival · Paradiso @ The Gorge · Monorama Fest · Critical Massive
FESTIVALS
The Triple Door · Showbox · Neumo's · Hard Rock Cafe · El Corazon · The Crocodile · Central Saloon · High Dive · Tim's Tavern
VENUES
W Hotel Bellevue · Columbia Tower Club · Amazon · Glass Art Society Conference · Two Union Square
CORPORATE & PRIVATE
ON THE ROAD
California · Oregon · Nevada · Montana · British Columbia