Craig Handy


Craig Mitchell Handy is an American tenor saxophonist.
Born in Oakland, California, he attended North Texas State University from 1981 to 1984, and following this played with Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Haynes, Abdullah Ibrahim, Elvin Jones, Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, George Adams, Ray Drummond, Conrad Herwig, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and David Weiss among many others. He is a member of the Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra.
Handy plays the role of Coleman Hawkins in the 1996 film Kansas City. He is credited for performing the Cosby Show season 6 theme.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Cecil Brooks III
With George Cables
With Betty Carter
With Ray Drummond
With Joe Henderson
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Abdullah Ibrahim
With Charles Mingus
With John Scofield
With Charles Sullivan
With Jack Walrath