1. Michael Lington was born on June 11,1969 and is a Danish-American contemporary saxophonist, songwriter, producer, recording artist and a purveyor of soul and contemporary jazz.
18 Facts About Michael Lington
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Michael Lington has performed at the Royal Wedding of Denmark's future king, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Donaldson at Fredensborg Castle and has played numerous other times for the Danish royal family.
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Michael Lington is the grandson of Danish composer and band leader Otto Lington.
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Michael Lington was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he began his career at the age of seven as a clarinetist.
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Michael Lington was a member of the Tivoli Boys Guard for seven years, which is where he began his formal music education, receiving a gold medal for his efforts.
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In 1990, Michael Lington moved to Los Angeles with the assistance of drummer Mark Schulman and soon became heavily involved in LA's contemporary jazz scene.
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Michael Lington signed his first recording contract in 1996 with Nugroove Records and released his self-titled debut album in 1997.
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In 2008, Michael Lington re-signed with Nugroove Records and released the album Heat, which reached the Top 5 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz albums sales chart and was chosen as Jazztrax's 2008 Album of the Year.
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In 2014, Michael Lington established his own label, Copenhagen Music, along with business partner Roy McClurg, on which he's since released the albums Soul Appeal and Second Nature.
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In February 2016, Barry Manilow invited Michael Lington to join his "One Last Time" arena tour.
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Michael Lington opened the show and joined Manilow on the song "Brooklyn Blues" during the headliner's main set.
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In Nov 2016, Michael Lington performed for the Memphis Music Hall Of Fame ceremony, honoring 2016 inductee, Charles Lloyd.
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In September 2019, it was announced that Michael Lington would join the Dave Koz and Friends; Gifts Of The Season Christmas tour alongside Koz, Jonathan Butler, Melissa Manchester and Chris Walker.
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Michael Lington is signed to the Agency for the Performing Arts for worldwide representation and has a publishing administration deal with Kobalt Music Publishing.
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Michael Lington is a Yamaha Saxophone, Vandoren reeds, Westone audio and Sennheiser performing artist.
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Michael Lington was nominated for International Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2009 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards.
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Michael Lington has served as a cigar columnist for Wine and Jazz magazine.
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Michael Lington was married to Shivaune Field from 2007 to 2013.