Maximilian Schweiger (MAXONSAX) a native of Austria is a top notch saxophone and woodwind player and has been a professional musician on the New York music scene for more than 30 years. He performed on stages around the world with international Jazz, Pop, and R&B stars including the Four Tops, Temptations, Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, Deborah Gibson, Frankie Valli,
The Funkbrothers Band, The Marvelettes, Chico O’Farrill and many more. He can be seen and heard in the “PBS Motown Special”, the movie “Calle 54”and“Ray”. Some of the recordings include the Grammy nominated recordings with Chico O’Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra “Carambola”and the 2014 Latin Grammy winning album "Final Night at Birdland", Willie Martinez La Familia Sextet "After,WinterWinterSpring"a.o. He also has performed on and off Broadway Productions including “Fosse”, “Grease”, and “Memphis”. Maximilian is a longtime member of Willie Martinez’ Latin Jazz Sextet “La Familia” and is a band leader in his own right.
The Funkbrothers Band, The Marvelettes, Chico O’Farrill and many more. He can be seen and heard in the “PBS Motown Special”, the movie “Calle 54”and“Ray”. Some of the recordings include the Grammy nominated recordings with Chico O’Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra “Carambola”and the 2014 Latin Grammy winning album "Final Night at Birdland", Willie Martinez La Familia Sextet "After,WinterWinterSpring"a.o. He also has performed on and off Broadway Productions including “Fosse”, “Grease”, and “Memphis”. Maximilian is a longtime member of Willie Martinez’ Latin Jazz Sextet “La Familia” and is a band leader in his own right.