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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 ...
Barney Bigard (1906–1980) Don Burrows (1928–2020) Don Byron (born 1958) Evan Christopher (born 1969) Anat Cohen (born 1975) Eddie Daniels (born 1941) Kenny Davern (1935–2006) Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014) Johnny Dodds (1892–1940) Irving Fazola (1912–1949) Pete Fountain (1930–2016) Victor Goines (born 1961) Benny Goodman (1909–1986 ...
Jazz, free jazz: Charles Gayle: 1939- X: X X: Free jazz: Stan Getz: 1927-1991 X Jazz: John Gilmore: 1931-1995 X X: Jazz: Vince Giordano: 1952- X Jazz: Jimmy Giuffre: 1921-2008 X Jazz: Vinny Golia: 1946- X X X X X X X Jazz: Benny Golson: 1929- X Jazz to Paul Gonsalves: 1920-1974 X Jazz: Kadri Gopalnath: 1950-2019 X Carnatic: Bob Gordon: 1928 ...
Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5 's hits " I Want You Back " and " ABC " and on Marvin Gaye 's " Let's Get It On ".
Arthur Murray Blythe (July 5, 1940 – March 27, 2017) [1] was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He was described by critic Chris Kelsey as displaying "one of the most easily recognizable alto sax sounds in jazz, big and round, with a fast, wide vibrato and an aggressive, precise manner of phrasing" and furthermore as straddling the avant garde and traditionalist jazz, often with ...
Peggy Gilbert (January 17, 1905 – February 12, 2007), born Margaret Fern Knechtges, [1] was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa.. When she was seven years old, she played piano and violin with her father's band; she later discovered jazz and started to play the saxop
Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) [1] is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation. Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation. He has pioneered or substantially expanded an array of extended techniques.
For several decades Lamont worked as a freelance musician (on flute and clarinet as well as saxophone), based around Archer Street in Soho and playing in the surrounding jazz clubs. He often performed with British bands accompanying American vocalists, including Fred Astaire , Tony Bennett , Bing Crosby , Sammy Davis Jr. , Marlene Dietrich ...