Najee, Two-Time Grammy Award Nominee to
Guest on Next “Breakfast with Gary & Kelly”
Mission Viejo, CA – Saddleback College radio station KSBR 88.5FM and the City of Mission Viejo are proud to announce that internationally renowned saxophonist, composer and arranger Najee will guest on the next “Breakfast with Gary and Kelly” radio for TV broadcast on Saturday, August 9th. The Saturday morning radio show will broadcast live starting at 9:00 a.m. from the Norman P. Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way in Mission Viejo.
A studio audience will be welcomed in for the 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon show; doors will open at 9:30 a.m. with the final hour being videotaped for later broadcast.
The program airs on the City of Mission Viejo’s MVTV Channel 30 and will also air on Saddleback College’s SCTV Channel 39 throughout the Cox Communication cable system in south Orange County. The audience will be admitted free of charge but seating is limited. Reservations can be made online at www.ksbr.org
One of the top-selling jazz artists of our generation, Najee has twice been nominated for a Grammy Award and has two Platinum and four Gold albums to his credit.
Najee has performed at the White House for President Clinton and at Nelson Mandela’s birthday celebration in South Africa. He has collaborated with top artists across the entire musical spectrum, including Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Prince, Patti Labelle, Herbie Hancock, Larry Carlton, George Duke and others. Last fall, he unveiled his 15th studio album, the wildly successful “The Morning After – A Musical Love Journey”, which includes a host of remarkable guests including guitarist Ray Fuller and KSBR favorite Brian Bromberg.
Now in its fourth season on TV, past guests on “Breakfast with Gary & Kelly” have included Al Jarreau, Dave Koz, Mindi Abair, Jonathan Butler, Debbie Reynolds, Linda Evans, David Benoit, Peter White, Diane Schuur, Keiko Matsui, Rick Braun, Paul Brown, Bill Cantos, Brian Culbertson, Nick Colionne, Spencer Day, and more. Gary and Kelly have conducted numerous remote broadcasts from locations all over Southern California, including the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach and Catalina Island, and they have hosted many celebrity guests.
KSBR is a community service of Saddleback College. The program continues the partnership between Saddleback College and the City of Mission Viejo. For more information on the Radio on TV monthly series and how to become part of the audience for this very special August 9th show, please tune to 88.5 KSBR or visit their website at www.KSBR.org
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts
Nina Welch
Fine Arts Public Information Officer
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
