Ian Kirkham
Actor
- Born
- March 9, 1963 (age 63) · 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 Preston. He started learning piano at the age of five, and saxophone at eleven.
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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.
Known for
Acting6
- 2025Simply Red – Live in Santiago de Chile as Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
- 2023Simply Red - Live At The O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
- 2012Simple Red: Viva Chile as Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
- 2011Simply Red: Farewell as Teclados e Sax
- 2006Simply Red: Cuba! (Recorded Live At El Gran Teatro, Havana) as Saxophone
- TBASIMPLY RED: For The Last Time as Saxofone