History
Ross Mintzer is an American musician, born and raised in New York.[1] He was selected to play in the 47th Annual Grammy Music Awards in Los Angeles and is a member of The Ross Mintzer Band.
Mintzer began learning the saxophone at age 8, after influence by his uncle, Bob Mintzer, a Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophone player. He also plays tenor saxophone, flute, and guitar, in addition to singing and composing.
He formally studied music during high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and then during college at the Manhattan School of Music. In high school, he played tenor sax in jazz combo and jazz band. He has studied privately with New York saxophonist, Marc Mommaas.
In 2005, Mintzer was one of 29 high school students selected for the Gibson/Baldwin Jazz Ensembles for the 47th Annual Grammy Music Awards in Los Angeles. That same year, he was a featured performer on the National Public Radio program “From the Top."
Jazziz magazine invited him to perform on its compilation album “Jazziz on Disc,” a limited-edition collector's CD issued with the October 2005 edition.
Mintzer was a co-winner in Downbeat Magazine’s 28th Annual Student Awards in the Blues/Pop/Rock Soloist category.
