Mindi Abair (born May 31, 1969) is a smooth jazz saxophonist with a strong Top-40 background. She was a backing musician for such acts as Mandy Moore and the Backstreet Boys, and often appeared in their tours.



In 2003, Abair decided to give jazz a try, and the move proved to be an enormous success. Often billed as "the second coming of Candy Dulfer," she scored big hits like "Lucy's," "Flirt," and "Save the Last Dance" (which takes its name from the Julia Stiles-Sean Patrick Thomas movie). Mindi also sings, as evidenced by her vocal cover of the Eagle-Eye Cherry hit "Save Tonight" on her debut album.



Her latest album, entitled Life Less Ordinary, was released on April 18, 2006 and contains songs like "True Blue" and "Do You Miss Me?" Her sound is comparable with that of Kenny G's and earns her the reputation as a female counterpart of the saxophone virtuoso.