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Wayne Leechford is a multi-instrumental musician and music instructor from Raleigh, North Carolina. He holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Read Wayne's resume. He has played music professionally for over 20 years, locally and across the country. He specializes on saxophones, but also plays clarinet, flute, guitar, bass guitar, and Chapman Stick (click here for more on the Chapman Stick). Wayne has extensive studio recording experience and has been featured on many commercially released recordings over the years (see discography). His sax playing was featured in the film trailer for Warner Brothers, The Whole Nine Yards (click here to listen). Wayne performed for President Bill Clinton at the White House in 1995 (click here for pictures). His appearances have included live television and radio broadcasts.

Wayne Leechford currently performs with many musical groups including Children of the Horn, Raleigh Saxophone Quartet, The Free Spirits Ensemble, and the Wayne Leechford Trio. Wayne is also an active theatre/pit orchestra woodwind doubler (click here for theatre credits). He teaches saxophone and clarinet at Ravenscroft School, NC State University, and at his private studios in Raleigh and Cary, NC.