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Marlon Saunders is an American R&B singer.

Fast Facts

1. Genres: Soul/R&B
2. Origin: Maryland
3. Active: 1994-present
4. Albums: 2 solo, 6 with Jazzhole
5. Labels: Black Honey Records, Beave Music
6. Member of acid jazz group Jazzhole

Marlon Saunders became a session singer after graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has recorded and toured with artists like Lauryn Hill, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel and Nine Inch Nails.¹ To date, he has released two solo albums.

Saunders is also one of the founding members of the acid jazz group Jazzhole. Since 1994, they have recorded six albums.

In 2008, Saunders performed the song "That's How You Know" with Kristin Chenoweth at the 80th Academy Awards.

• 2003: Enter My Mind
• 2005: A Groove So Deep

• 1994: The Jazzhole
• 1995: ...And the Feeling Goes Round
• 1996: The Beat Is the Bomb!
• 2000: Blackburst
• 2002: Circle of the Sun
• 2006: Poet's Walk