Clive Stevens

British Jazz Fusion Saxophonist and Composer

British international recording artist/composer/producer Clive Stevens was born in Bristol, England. Passed away unexpectedly on 24th Jan 2019. After studying saxophone with Eddie Jackman and Ronnie Ross (English baritone saxophonist) he left for the United States to study music composition/arranging/improvisation at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Later he studied flute/composition at the San Francisco conservatory of Music, Guildhall school of Music (London), US Naval Academy of Music, and private saxophone studies with Lee Konitz and composition with William Allaudin Mathieu. Stevens has traveled extensively world wide including UK/Europe, India, Canada/USA, Central and South America (Brazil) and throughout the Caribbean, living in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, New York, London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Rio De Janeiro and recently Miami. He has released eight studio albums on Capitol Records, Voo Livre/EMI Records (Brazil), Guerilla Records, Frog/EFA Records, Metalimbo/EFA Records. Planet 8 Records has internationally released his CD “Invisible Intelligence” under the studio name of Mandorla, a modern mix collection of ambient lounge cuts featuring international artists called “Pan Global Electro Lounge Vol. 1”, and “The Greatest Hits of Mr X / Clive Stevens”. Stevens’ instruments includes saxophones, flutes, WX7 MIDI wind controller, synth keyboards and percussion. He has also published a book of poems and lyrics called “Stardust Transmissions”.