Learning How to be a “Dream Maker” with Hit Saxophonist Will Donato
Will Donato, a 2-Time Billboard #1 Hit saxophonist, is one of contemporary jazz’s
most dynamic performers, gifted with the ability to bond and connect with his audiences like no other.
A cancer survivor who truly celebrates each day and each person he meets, Will has headlined or shared the stage as a special guest at the Blue Note in New York City, the Seabreeze Jazz Festival, the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival in Portugal, the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, Humphreys by the Bay, the Capital Jazz Cruise, Rick Braun’s New Year’s Eve and countless
major club venues across the country.
ill has performed with some of the best known musicians of the groove / smooth jazz genre, namely Al McKay of Earth Wind and Fire, Richard Elliot, Bruce Conte of Tower of Power, Blake Aaron, Steve Reid of The Rippingtons, Brian Simpson, Steve Oliver, Gregg Karukas and Nick Colionne. He has worked in the pop music genre as well - most notably with Gerald Levert, Wynonna Judd, Toni Childs, and superstar Richard Marx. His music can be heard on the number one contemporary jazz legacy hit from Steve Oliver, “High Noon” as well as on the soundtracks from several movie scores including: Thelma and Louise, The Wedding Planner, Under the Boardwalk, and No Man’s Land.
His May 2022 radio single “GOOD ON YOU” was a Billboard #1 hit and a previous single release “INFINITE SOUL” has over 3.7 MILLION streams to date on Spotify alone and reached the coveted #1 spot on the Billboard smooth jazz airplay chart in 2019.
Originally Recorded: May 11, 2021
Remastered: 2026
