{"artistName":"Mindi Abair","artistId":11384,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dee/dee4356a1f7f100d7bba88f658637160_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dee/dee4356a1f7f100d7bba88f658637160_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/dee/dee4356a1f7f100d7bba88f658637160_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/dee/dee4356a1f7f100d7bba88f658637160_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/dee/dee4356a1f7f100d7bba88f658637160_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eMindi Abair (born May 23, 1969 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist with a strong Top-40 pop music background. Mindi has toured and/or recorded with the Backstreet Boys, Duran Duran, Mandy Moore, Josh Groban, Adam Sandler, Keb' Mo', Lalah Hathaway, Lee Ritenour, Teena Marie, John Tesh, Bobby Lyle, Jonathan Butler, Peter White and Rick Braun.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1999 she independently released a pop album, Always and Never the Same.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2003, Abair moved from pop to jazz. She signed to Verve Records and released the album It Just Happens That Way, which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart and remained in the Top 10 for 19 consecutive weeks.[citation needed] Billboard magazine named It Just Happens That Way one of the top 10 Contemporary Jazz CDs of the year.[citation needed] Her hit single “Lucy’s,” was #1 on R\u0026amp;R[clarification needed] for a record-breaking eight weeks. Her 2004 release Come As You Are peaked at #9 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz charts. Her 2006 release Life Less Ordinary peaked at #2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart and remained in the top 20 for 45 weeks.[citation needed] Her songs “True Blue” and “Bloom” hit #1 on R\u0026amp;R. She signed to Concord Records in 2007, and her latest 2008 release Stars broke the usual genre barriers, with her single “Stars” (written and produced by Matthew Hager) charting #29 Adult Contemporary R\u0026amp;R simultaneously with her single “Smile” hitting top ten on the R\u0026amp;R jazz airplay charts.[citation needed]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2010, Abair released a CD called \"In Hi-Fi Stereo,\" produced by Rex Rideout.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbair also plays the flute and keyboard and sings, and she has hosted the nationally syndicated radio program Chill with Mindi Abair since 2007, which focuses on chill out music.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Mindi+Abair","playStationPath":"/stations/113780389/play","stationId":113780389,"bioPath":"/music/Mindi+Abair/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Natalie+Cole","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f5b/f5b69481b33b198f16989f6d3b7e7314_md.jpg","artistName":"Natalie Cole","artistId":2430,"station_id":113275667},{"musicPath":"/music/Lee+Ritenour","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f4d/f4d8f92be20a36c8b84f01740421f314_md.jpg","artistName":"Lee Ritenour","artistId":7722,"station_id":113371430},{"musicPath":"/music/George+Benson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d8a/d8a1e4db9c2a4e3d261a1b5636e42f8c_md.jpg","artistName":"George Benson","artistId":4493,"station_id":278935753},{"musicPath":"/music/Bob+Baldwin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/248/24836fd41bc93cbf61613660981d8363_md.jpg","artistName":"Bob Baldwin","artistId":12167,"station_id":113272010},{"musicPath":"/music/Chris+Botti","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/23c/23c660df6b433ab084d06d78f7c34c84_md.jpg","artistName":"Chris Botti","artistId":11790,"station_id":113281538},{"musicPath":"/music/Jackiem+Joyner","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a59/a59960f771dd3f56d2d3633108cb8bf2_md.jpg","artistName":"Jackiem Joyner","artistId":64597,"station_id":263765923},{"musicPath":"/music/Russ+Freeman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7ec/7ec7c416a159c50338c39d3956a349b7_md.jpg","artistName":"Russ Freeman","artistId":7724,"station_id":113460333},{"musicPath":"/music/Nils","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3cc/3cca3262739b81e5e439afab3a88a680_md.jpg","artistName":"Nils","artistId":64615,"station_id":263635308},{"musicPath":"/music/Paul+Hardcastle","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/df9/df9a6274f710fd84bbb359e2c6702fb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Paul Hardcastle","artistId":7844,"station_id":113331094},{"musicPath":"/music/Eliane+Elias","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/90d/90da7589e17fe0bb5ab7d70f3a10bc8e_md.jpg","artistName":"Eliane Elias","artistId":64575,"station_id":263636011},{"musicPath":"/music/Jeff+Kashiwa","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/65e/65eac43d454bbb7a32cee715abb2f369_md.jpg","artistName":"Jeff Kashiwa","artistId":12240,"station_id":113411807},{"musicPath":"/music/Al+Jarreau","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/542/54242f616261ed0d8056dfc213c4fa4e_md.jpg","artistName":"Al Jarreau","artistId":11480,"station_id":113286772},{"musicPath":"/music/Wayman+Tisdale","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ee5/ee50710fd3df1e612c0c8b37f755e6df_md.jpg","artistName":"Wayman Tisdale","artistId":11760,"station_id":113382472},{"musicPath":"/music/Dave+Grusin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d32/d32f3f598dc42182db427bdad8207928_md.jpg","artistName":"Dave Grusin","artistId":1478,"station_id":113548184},{"musicPath":"/music/Yellowjackets","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7e5/7e5d6f87fb4de433b42cf8f9614e019e_md.jpg","artistName":"Yellowjackets","artistId":82252,"station_id":268546298},{"musicPath":"/music/Jeff+Lorber+Fusion","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/170/170000df42dfca21f5f29eb50b37c177_md.jpg","artistName":"Jeff Lorber Fusion","artistId":64600,"station_id":263635557},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Carlton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a3d/a3d139a44351f14a262392bc9dba8b88_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Carlton","artistId":64606,"station_id":263634499},{"musicPath":"/music/Bob+James","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0fa/0fa7c0ca2f63ca4f7e77d7322ce0ea40_md.jpg","artistName":"Bob James","artistId":59286,"station_id":261392510}]}