{"id":2,"date":"2025-07-01T19:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-07-02T20:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:01:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fifth-Floor-Colour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fifth-Floor-Colour.jpg 428w, https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fifth-Floor-Colour-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Quietly carving out his place in the Toronto music scene, saxophonist <strong>Carson Freeman<\/strong> has cultivated a <strong>distinctive, in-demand style<\/strong> that has propelled him into the spotlight. Recognized as the <strong>2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Wind Instrumentalist of the Year<\/strong>, Freeman\u2019s career has been marked by performing alongside Canadian icons including artists such as <strong>Michael Bubl\u00e9, Corey Hart, Andy Kim, Nikki Yanofsky, <\/strong>and <strong>Gino Vanelli, <\/strong>as well as several Grammy winners and well-known international artists.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2011, Freeman received a <strong>MARTY Award nomination<\/strong> for <strong>Established Performing Artist<\/strong>, and in 2017, he became a <strong>key member of Canadian sensation Andy Kim&#8217;s band<\/strong>. He has also shared the stage with comedian <strong>Sinbad<\/strong> in live improv shows. Freeman\u2019s musical contributions have been showcased numerous times on <strong>Canadian National Television<\/strong>, and he has had the honor of performing for past Canadian Prime Minister <strong>Stephen Harper<\/strong>, as well as entertaining high-profile international celebrities such as <strong>Sarah Jessica Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs <\/strong>and<strong> Toronto Raptors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2021, Carson established himself as a prominent figure in the Mississauga music scene, earning <strong>two nominations at the Mississauga Music Awards<\/strong>\u2014<strong>Musician of the Year <\/strong>and<strong> Best New Group<\/strong>, alongside his twin brother, Curtis Freeman.&nbsp;In addition to his live performances, Carson has contributed his talents to several recordings and is currently working on his highly anticipated debut album. His latest project, <strong><em>The History of the Saxophone<\/em><\/strong>, is a captivating live show featuring his band, celebrating seven decades of iconic saxophone music.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carsonfreeman.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}