Hollis Gentry
Hollis Gentry III (born December 3, 1954 in Corpus Christi (Texas) , † September 5, 2006 in San Diego ) was an American saxophonist , music producer and composer of smooth jazz and Latin jazz .
Gentry grew up in San Diego and founded the funk band Power when he was fifteen ; with her he appeared in college in 1972 in the opening act for Cannonball Adderley . He then played with Bruce Cameron . In 1980 he received his Masters in Music from the University of California, San Diego . He became known in the mid-1980s in San Diego and southern California as a founding member of the smooth jazz formation Fattburger , with whom he recorded several albums. He has also worked with Joe Sample , Stanley Clarke , Nathan East , Larry Carlton , Nancy Wilson , Barry White , Freddie Hubbard , Al Jarreau , Thelma Houston , Randy Crawford , Alphonse Mouzon , Rob Mullins and David Benoit . He released the albums Hollis Gentry's Neon and For the Record under his own name .
He was one of the founders of the music company NETunes, where he was Senior Vice President and A&R for Latin Jazz, World Beat and Reggae Music. Gentry suffered a serious car accident in 2004; he died in early September 2006 at the age of 51.
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| SURNAME | Gentry, Hollis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd December 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Corpus Christi (Texas) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 2006 |
| Place of death | San Diego |