From: musicdish@gmail.com   
      
   Missing Link Music has recently signed a worldwide administration deal with   
   jazz hero Najee. A two-time Grammy-nominated saxophonist and flautist, Najee   
   has made a career following his heart and keen musical intuition by pushing   
   musical boundaries, all    
   of which have made him an international pioneer in the music industry. Having   
   collaborated with Prince, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and Herbie   
   Hancock, Najee’s technical agility, grace, and compositional prowess have   
   made him one of the    
   most sought after musicians of his generation.   
      
   "My first love was the tenor saxophone and flute," confides Najee. "It was my   
   brother Fareed who got me to play soprano saxophone." As an industrious and   
   hungry young musician, Najee had the good fortune of coming through Dr. Billy   
   Taylor’s now    
   legendary Jazzmobile program. While a student at the New England Conservatory   
   he studied saxophone with Joe Allard, while performing with the George Russell   
   and Jaki Byard Big Bands. After his studies at the conservatory, Najee   
   returned to New York in    
   the early 80s and was lucky to land a gig with Chaka Khan, along with his   
   brother and guitarist Fareed (who is now his manager).   
      
   The late '90s were marked by extraordinary international experiences, from   
   performing at Nelson Mandela’s birthday celebration in South Africa to   
   playing as a special guest of President Clinton at the White House for an   
   event honoring President Jerry    
   Rawlings of the Republic of Ghana.   
      
   Coming full circle in 2017 with the release of "You, Me, and Forever", Najee   
   concludes, "Making music at this point in my career is still exciting and I am   
   always evolving. As a musician, the love of performing for people whether in   
   studio or live is    
   still a gratifying experience. The best feeling to me is presenting something   
   new to the world!"   
      
   The Missing Link team is honored to work with such a great talent and   
   extremely excited to see what new music Najee will bestow to us in the future.   
      
   About Missing Link Music:   
      
   Missing Link Music is one of the leading independent music publishing   
   companies in the U.S., offering fast, efficient and transparent licensing,   
   along with international royalty collection for songwriters and rightsholders.   
   Missing Link Music’s roster    
   boasts hundreds of multi-platinum songwriters and recording artists, while its   
   song catalog contains multiple global hits and evergreens.   
      
   Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, Missing Link started with the vision of   
   offering the songwriter a modern music publishing and rights management   
   platform. Through proactive negotiation of favorable rightsholder terms in its   
   agreements and licenses,    
   Missing Link places the songwriter’s needs first—whether through royalty   
   collection, international administration or creative support.    
      
   Website: http://www.missinglinkmusic.com/   
      
   Source: http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=199216   
      
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