Elliott Fikes

Name:	Elliott Fikes
Location:	kingsland United States 78639
Contact:	Send Elliott Fikes a message

Additional Info:

Soulful Saxman - www.elliottfikes.com
Elliott Fikes is a multi-talented saxophonist who plays tenor, alto and soprano saxophones. He began playing saxophone at the age of nine in a small Kentucky mining town. His love for the horn and his God given talent gave him the means to begin a professional career while still in high school. He worked his way through school playing in local bands in Pittsburgh. His senior year, he was discovered by a popular local recording group, Sonny and the Premieres. After graduation, he was recruited by Little Anthony and the Imperials, a recording and touring group out of New York. From that beginning, Elliott has performed with Joey Dee and the Starlighters, The Shirelles, The Coasters, Big Joe Turner and many others. He shared the stage with Janis Joplin…and has performed across the country from New York to Las Vegas to California and points between. He recorded in the 1970s on Capitol Records, and formed his own local bands performing all across the state of California. He moved to Colorado in the early 1980s, met his wife, Sherry, in Estes Park, Colorado, and moved to Austin, Texas in 1990. Sherry encouraged him to start singing and his soulful vocals have become as popular as his sax instrumentals. Elliott now calls the Texas Hill Country home and prefers the local audiences to anywhere he’s ever performed. He has played every genre of music…and says that “music is the International Language.” He enjoys performing in all types of venues. His performances are energetic, gutsy and unpretentious with emphasis on a great time for his audience.

Additional Specialisms:

Rock / Pop, Contemporary Music, Jazz