Jerome Najee Rasheed, who goes by just his middle name, is a polished performer
of smooth jazz on the soprano saxophone and flute with a substantial number of
hit singles and albums that made him one of the best-selling instrumental acts
of the last 30 years. He has collaborated with artists such as Prince, Stevie
Wonder, Chaka Khan and Herbie Hancock and notched up two platinum and four gold
albums.
Born in New York's Greenwich Village, he grew up in the borough of Queens and
began to play music as a child, studying at the Manhattan School of Music
Preparatory Division. He ...