Amadee Castenell is a premier tenor saxophonist and flautist who has been nurtured by 30 years of playing in the rich multi-layered music scene of New Orleans.

From 1973- 1983 he was musical director of the band Chocolate Milk, writing and performing on their 8 albums for RCA Records. For 30 years he has also been an important member of the award winning, legendary musical genius Allen Toussaint Orchestra.

When not touring, he is a much seasoned and in demand studio musician. Amadee has recorded with such legendary artists as Dr. John (Grammy award winning "Going Back to New Orleans"), Robbie Robertson ("Storyville"), Lee Dorsey ("Night People"), and Neville Bros. ("Fire on the Bayou") to name just a few. From Etta James to Idris Mohammed, Fats Domino, Irma Thomas and Albert King all have loved the tasteful phrasing of his sultry soulful saxophone.

Now this consummate journeyman, shaped by the hot voodoo rhythms and Mardi Gras energy of Southern Louisiana, and with 2 albums under his own name on the Nyno Records label, has come to center stage a second time in collaboration with Dave Osoff on "Mosaic".

Recorded with:                  

Allen Toussaint
Paul Simon
Neville Bros
Dr. John
Dave Bartholemew
Lee Dorsey
Fats Domino
Toots Washington
John Cleary
Danny Barker
James Cotton
Albert King
Bar-Kays
Robbie Robertson
Etta James
Professor Longhair
Johnny Adams
Eric Gayle
Irma Thomas
Idris Mohammed

Worked/Toured With:                 

Paul McCartney
Bonnie Raitt
Boz Scaggs
Don Henley
Branford Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Billy Joel
Robert Palmer
Earl King
Charles Brown
Gladys Night and the Pips
Clarence Clemens
Ruth Brown
Rita Coolidge
Dolly Parton
Huey Lewis
Steve Cropper
Ernie Kadoe
Clarence Carter
Nancy Wilson
Marva Wright
Olympia Brass Band
Paul Schaffer
Johnny Rivers
Linda Ronstadt
Aaron Neville
The Dirty Dozen
The Dixie Cups
Mighty Sam McClain
Oliver Morgan

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