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Skerik
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<p>Skerik (born November 19, 1964) is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, he is a pioneer in a playing style that has been called <a href="/facts/Saxophonics/ulCbua9A">saxophonics</a>. </p><p>He is a founding member of <a href="/facts/Critters_Buggin/VL1UsQEV">Critters Buggin</a>, <a href="/facts/Garage_a_Trois/EpME8hdU">Garage a Trois</a>, <a href="/facts/Ponga_(band)/Vq0mJVcU">Ponga</a>, <a href="/facts/Tuatara_(band)/qa7GuS36">Tuatara</a>, and <a href="/facts/Skerik%27s_Syncopated_Taint_Septet/deVqT1ES">Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet</a>. He is also an original member of both <a href="/facts/Les_Claypool%27s_Fancy_Band/YKnIdvBJ">Les Claypool's Fancy Band</a> and <a href="/facts/Les_Claypool%27s_Frog_Brigade/1FGo2oKV">Frog Brigade</a>. Skerik also worked with grunge band <a href="/facts/Mad_Season_(band)/cEMPImar">Mad Season</a>. </p>