Ian Kirkham
Acting1963 (63)Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Ian Kirkham (born 9 March 1963, in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English saxophonist, best known for his playing with Simply Red. Kirkham was born in Liverpool and grew up in Preston. He started learning piano at the age of five, and saxophone at eleven. He played saxophone with the British soul and pop band Simply Red from 1986 until the band retired in 2010. He reprised his role in the band when it reformed in 2015, and played on their 2019 album, Blue Eyed Soul. He is the second longest running member of the band, behind founder and lead vocalist Mick Hucknall.
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10- 2026TFI UnpluggedTV showas Self (Archive Footage) · 1 episodes
- 2025Simply Red – Live in Santiago de ChileMovieas Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
- 2023Simply Red - Live At The O2 Shepherd's Bush EmpireMovie
- 2012Simple Red: Viva ChileMovieas Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
- 2011Simply Red: FarewellMovieas Teclados e Sax
- 2006Simply Red: Cuba! (Recorded Live At El Gran Teatro, Havana)Movieas Saxophone
- 1997Classic AlbumsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
- 1987Sacrée soiréeTV showas Self - Simply Red · 1 episodes
- 1984MTV Video Music AwardsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
- —SIMPLY RED: For The Last TimeMovieas Saxofone