{"id":9660,"date":"2018-06-19T16:50:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T20:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atl.com\/?p=9660"},"modified":"2018-06-21T13:58:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T17:58:56","slug":"frank-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.atl.com\/atl\/frank-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Frank Houston<\/h2>\n

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Frank Houston has gained experience in all major genres of American music, including jazz, pop, country, R&B, rock, gospel and hip-hop. In his developing career, he has been fortunate to work with international award-winning acts, including Thomas Rhett, Take 6, Musiq Soulchild, George Duke and PJ Morton. Born and raised in Atlanta, Houston began playing his primary instrument, the saxophone, in elementary school. In middle school, he was introduced to jazz and quickly developed a deep passion for the genre. During high school, in the marching and symphonic band, he began playing the euphonium, which temporarily became his main instrument. Houston attended Clark Atlanta University, where he earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in business management. After nearly a two-year hiatus from the saxophone, he decided to join the CAU Jazz Orchestra and during this time also decided to pursue a career in music.\u00a0 Since college, Houston has toured nationwide and recorded with R&B\/soul icon, Musiq Soulchild. He has also performed and recorded in Hong Kong with Mandopop superstar Khalil Fong. Additionally, the saxophonist has\u00a0 performed on national TV shows including “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the “Country Music Television Awards,” “Soul Train Awards,” “The Ellen Show,” “Today Show,” “The Originals,” “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” and “Married to Medicine.” In 2014, Houston learned to play the trombone and has since performed as a trombonist with artists including Lyfe Jennings, and even opening for Pitbull during the 2016 San Luis Salute in Galveston, Texas. A jazz lover at heart, Houston released his debut album,\u201cFirst Hand,\u201d in 2016. The instrumental jazz album features all original compositions with some of the most renowned, accomplished and respected Atlanta-based musicians. The album is available on iTunes and other major digital music outlets. Recently, Houston is touring internationally with country pop superstar Thomas Rhett. He is also fortunate to have recorded on Musiq Soulchild\u2019s 2018 album, \u201cFeel the Real,\u201d which was nominated \u201cBest R&B Album\u201d at the 2018 Grammy Awards.<\/h4>\n
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