John D'Andrea

Emerging from a New Jersey household where his father performed saxophone, D'Andrea received his first sax on his ninth birthday, later honing his craft at the Arts High School for music and the Manhattan School of Music while playing, singing and arranging in local bands. A 1963 meeting with Bob Marcucci led to a Reprise Records contract and regular appearances on the 1960s TV show Shindig, after… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources