
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Ian Kirkham (born 9 March 1963, in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English saxophonist, best known for his playing with Simply Red. Kirkham was born in Liverpool and grew up in Preston. He started learning piano at the age of five, and saxophone at eleven. He played saxophone with the British soul and pop band Simply Red from 1986 until the band retired in 2010. He reprised his role in the band when it reformed in 2015, and played on their 2019 album, Blue Eyed Soul. He is the second longest running member of the band, behind founder and lead vocalist Mick Hucknall.

as Self - Simply Red

as Self
1997

as Self
1984

as Self - Simply Red
1987

as Self (Archive Footage)
2026

as Teclados e Sax
2011

as Saxophone
2006

as Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
2012

2023

as Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
2025

as Saxofone
as Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
2012

as Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
2025

2023

as Saxophone, EWI, Keyboards
2012

as Teclados e Sax
2011

as Saxophone
2006

as Saxofone
as Self - Simply Red
1 ep.