Born and raised in Miami Florida Saunders Sermons II is an American singer, trombonist, and songwriter. Sermons has toured with Maxwell, Jay Z, Diddy and Jazz R&B saxophonist Mike Phillips just to name a few. He received his Grammy Status for his horn arrangement work with R&B/Soul singer Maxwell and Blues Supergroup The Tedeschi Trucks Band. Since then he has grown to become an established independent artist with an admirable music career.