Richard Elliot

The Scotland-born, L.A.-raised saxophonist was still on the road with Tower of Power when he released his debut album, “Trolltown,” in 1986. Embarking upon one of instrumental music’s most dynamic and multifaceted careers, he has scored four #1 albums (“On the Town,” “Soul Embrace,” “After Dark,” and “Jumpin’ Off”) and a growing number of #1 airplay singles. In addition to his participation in all-star tours such as Groovin’ For Grover and Jazz Attack, in the mid-’90s, he helped launch another of the genre’s annual franchises, the Guitars & Saxes tours, which he has participated in on and off ever since. At his peak, Elliot was doing over 100 tour dates a year, but he has scaled it back as his family has come to include five children over the years.