Forrest “Woody” Mankowski has been performing
professionally since age 12. He sings and plays tenor, alto and
soprano saxophones, and flute.
From 2011 to 2018, Woody has performed at The Cannes Film Festival,
The 2016 Rio Olympics, and Super Bowls XLVIII and XLVIV.  He has also appeared
as a vocal and instrumental soloist with several American
symphony orchestras, including the Boston, Chicago, Nashville,
Detroit, Phoenix, Seattle, and San Diego Symphonies.
Woody has shared the stage and/or recorded
with The Doobie Brothers, Cheap Trick, Joe Walsh, Aretha
Franklin, James Ingram, Billy Gibbons, Dave Stewart, Chrissie
Hynde, and many others. He has played in pit orchestras for
many touring Broadway shows including “The Producers”,
“Chicago”, and “Hairspray”. Woody plays saxophone with guitarists Larry Carlton and
Daryl Stuermer, sings lead vocals with “Ebunctions” and
“Saluting Peter Gabriel” and tours with Todd Rundgren in
“What The World Needs Now”, a Burt Bacharach tribute.