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Ian Kirkham
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Ian Kirkham (born 9 March 1963, in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English saxophonist, best known for his playing with Simply Red. Kirkham was born in Liverpool and grew up in Pres…
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Ian Kirkham (born 9 March 1963, in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English saxophonist, best known for his playing with Simply Red. Kirkham was born in Liverpool and grew up in Preston. He started learning piano at the age of five, and saxophone at eleven. He played saxophone with the British soul and pop band Simply Red from 1986 until the band retired in 2010. He reprised his role in the band when it reformed in 2015, and played on their 2019 album, Blue Eyed Soul. He is the second longest running member of the band, behind founder and lead vocalist Mick Hucknall.
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2026
TFI Unplugged
TV show Self (Archive Footage)
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2025
Simply Red – Live in Santiago de Chile
Movie Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
- 2023
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2012
Simple Red: Viva Chile
Movie Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
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2011
Simply Red: Farewell
Movie Teclados e Sax
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2006
Simply Red: Cuba! (Recorded Live At El Gran Teatro, Havana)
Movie Saxophone
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1997
Classic Albums
TV show Self
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1987
Sacrée soirée
TV show Self - Simply Red
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1984
MTV Video Music Awards
TV show Self
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SIMPLY RED: For The Last Time
Movie Saxofone
