
BIOGRAPHY
Los Angeles-based saxophonist and woodwind doubler Brian Scanlon has made his mark in studios, concert venues, and clubs all over the globe. As an in-demand studio musician, Brian has appeared on a multitude of film soundtracks, such as La La Land, The Secret Life of Pets, Sideways, Monsters, Inc., and Analyze This. He has also played on the scores of several television shows, including The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, Mad Men, and Two and a Half Men and on records with notable artists such as Bob Dylan, Seth McFarlane, Randy Newman, Bette Midler, Patti Austin, and Rosemary Clooney.
The capacity for which Brian is best known is for his work as the first tenor saxophonist for the Grammy award-winning Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. He can be heard on the title track of their critically acclaimed album Life in the Bubble, which won a Grammy in 2014 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, and on the band’s jazz-rock hit “The Jazz Police” from their album XXL, both as a featured soloist.