Known For
Acting
Known Credits
10
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 9, 1963 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2026 | TFI Unpluggedas Self (Archive Footage) | |
| 2025 | Simply Red – Live in Santiago de Chileas Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards | |
| 2023 | Simply Red - Live At The O2 Shepherd's Bush Empireas | |
| 2012 | Simple Red: Viva Chileas Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards | |
| 2011 | Simply Red: Farewellas Teclados e Sax | |
| 2006 | Simply Red: Cuba! (Recorded Live At El Gran Teatro, Havana)as Saxophone | |
| 1997 | Classic Albumsas Self | |
| 1987 | Sacrée soiréeas Self - Simply Red | |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awardsas Self | |
| SIMPLY RED: For The Last Timeas Saxofone |
