Ian Kirkham
Acting·March 9, 1963 — 63 years old·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.
Known For
Filmography · 10
—SIMPLY RED: For The Last TimeSaxofone2026TFI UnpluggedTVSelf (Archive Footage)2025Simply Red – Live in Santiago de ChileSaxophone, EWI, Keyboards2023Simply Red - Live At The O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire2012Simple Red: Viva ChileSaxophone, EWI, Keyboards2011Simply Red: FarewellTeclados e Sax2006Simply Red: Cuba! (Recorded Live At El Gran Teatro, Havana)Saxophone1997Classic AlbumsTVSelf1987Sacrée soiréeTVSelf - Simply Red1984MTV Video Music AwardsTVSelf