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Jazz saxophonists are musicians who play various types of saxophones (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone etc.) in jazz and its associated subgenres. The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 20th century, influenced by both movements of musicians that became the subgenres and by particularly influential sax players who helped reshape ...
Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Choir (2014)—Lera Auerbach; Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Children Choir (2015)—Lera Auerbach; I Saw Eternity for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Paul Mealor; Making or Breaking for Soprano Saxophone and SSAATTBB Choir (2015)—Kim André Arnesen
He received great acclaim for his 1969 double-LP record For Alto, the first full-length album of solo saxophone music. [3] [4] A prolific composer with a vast body of cross-genre work, the MacArthur Fellow [5] and NEA Jazz Master has released hundreds of recordings and compositions. [6]
Boney James (born James Oppenheim September 1, 1961) is an American saxophonist, recording artist, songwriter and record producer.. He is a four-time Grammy Award nominee (Best Pop Instrumental Album, 2001, 2004, 2014 and Best Traditional R&B Performance, 2009) and a Soul Train Award winner (Best Jazz Album 1998).
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
A pivotal moment in his life came when he made the decision to become a professional jazz musician. In high school, Najee began to study jazz as a student at the Jazzmobile program (co-founded by Dr. Billy Taylor) where he honed his skills on tenor saxophone and flute under the direction of Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster and Ernie Wilkins.
Despite being a common grouping in jazz, saxophone, piano and percussion was an extremely rare grouping in classical music until the end of the 20th century, when Trio Accanto started commissioning works to build a repertoire for themselves.
Jazz: Fred Anderson: 1929-2010 X Jazz: Ian Anderson: 1947- x X x Rock: Elie Apper: 1933- X Classical: Buddy Arnold: 1926-2003 X Jazz: Harry Arnold: 1920-1971 X Jazz: Harold Ashby: 1925-2003 X Jazz: Georgie Auld: 1919-1990 X Jazz: Albert Ayler: 1936-1970 X: X Jazz: Jerome Badini: X Nu jazz: Gabe Baltazar: 1929- X Jazz: Greg Banaszak: 1966- X X ...