Blaise Garrett Garza (born February 10, 1989) is an American actor and musician.

Acting career

From 1994 to 1996, Garza played the role of Gregory Hudson, the son of John ( David Forsyth) and Sharlene Hudson ( Anna Kathryn Holbrook), on '' Another World''. Garza's hiring was the first audition he had ever been on. He later appeared in various television commercials and was the

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for White House Juice, appearing as "Jimmy Juice". After various commercials and industrials, Blaise was cast in his first feature film, '' Yukie'' (aka ''Solitude Point''), in 1998, playing the grandson of Bo Svenson and

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. Blaise appeared in several more commercials before he was cast in his next feature film, ''

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'' (2001), where he played a young Tom (Richard Ruccolo), and later in ''

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'' (2008).

Music education and career

Garza completed an interdisciplinary undergraduate music degree at

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in 2011. Upon graduation, he collaborated with the

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—a division of the NAMM Foundation—on its exhibition "The Sound of Sax: How the Saxophone Won America's Soul". The exhibit featured rare and historical saxophones from the collections of Garza and Rob Verdi and ran until January 2013. Garza's album ''Low Standards'' was released in 2012 to accompany the saxophone exhibit and features the E♭ and B♭

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and

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. He also performed with the Green and Rebelution on their "Peace of Mind" tour in 2012 and played saxophone on

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's 2014 singles "One More Hit" and "Role Model". Garza has been performing with

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since 2004 and is featured on their 2015 EP ''

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'', on

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and piano, as well as the albums ''We Can Do Anything'' (2016), playing contrabass, bass and

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, and '' 2 Mics & the Truth: Unplugged and Unhinged in America'' (2019), on baritone sax, cabasa and vocals. While touring with the Violent Femmes as part of the

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' 2015 "Last Summer On Earth" tour, Garza joined Barenaked Ladies and former

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frontman

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(who was also part of the tour) in performing "

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" every night. One of these performances is featured on the live album '' BNL Rocks Red Rocks'' (2016). Garza also formed trip-hop group Yulan & Blaise with actress Yulan Jack in 2024. Their first single, God Complex, was released on November 22, 2024, alongside a

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. The project will release an EP in 2025.

Filmography

* '' Another World'' (1994–1996) * ''Solitude Point'' (1998) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2008)

Discography

*2004 – "Genesis Concert" (with Adam Gilberti and the Central Coast Philharmonia) *2012 – "Low Standards" *2014 – "One More Hit" (single) (with

) *2014 – "Role Model" (single) (with Sly Stone) *2015 – "

" (with

) *2016 – " We Can Do Anything" (with Violent Femmes) *2016 – " BNL Rocks Red Rocks" (with

) *2017 – "2 Mics & the Truth: Unplugged and Unhinged in America" (with Violent Femmes) *2019 – " Hotel Last Resort" (with Violent Femmes) *2024 – "God Complex" (single) (with Yulan & Blaise)

References

External links

Blaise Garza's official website
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