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  2. Dexter Gordon - Wikipedia

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    The latter part of the decade saw him in and out of prison until his final release from Folsom Prison in 1959. He was one of the initial sax players for the Onzy Matthews big band in 1959, along with Curtis Amy. Gordon continued to champion Matthews' band after he left Los Angeles for New York, but left for Europe before getting a chance to ...

  3. List of jazz saxophonists - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Dave Koz - Wikipedia

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    Koz plays a Yamaha silver alto sax (YAS-62S Mk. I) with a No. 7 Beechler metal mouthpiece, a Yamaha straight silver Soprano sax (YSS-62S) or a vintage Conn curved soprano sax with a No. 8 Couf mouthpiece, and a Selmer Mark VI Tenor sax with a Berg-Larsen 90/2 hard rubber mouthpiece. As for reeds, he uses a No. 3 Rico Plasticover. [22]

  5. List of saxophonists - Wikipedia

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    X, instrument has been used by person or group; X, instrument has been used by person or group, but much less often than other X-marked instruments; C, person or group uses a C melody saxophone (either as primary instrument, or in addition to the normal tenor sax) F, person or group uses an F Mezzo-soprano saxophone in addition to the E♭ alto ...

  6. Kenny G - Wikipedia

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    Kenny G was born in Seattle, Washington and started playing the saxophone aged 10, inspired by a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. He attended several schools in Seattle, including the University of Washington. During high school, he took private saxophone lessons and played in the school jazz band.

  7. List of most valuable celebrity memorabilia - Wikipedia

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    Musical instrument 2022 Julien's Auctions [11] Elizabeth Taylor's Mike Todd Tiara $ 4.2 million: Jewelry 2011 Christie's [12] David Gilmour's The Black Strat $ 3.95 million: Musical instrument 2019 Christie's Jim Irsay [13] Eddie Van Halen's Kramer Guitars $ 3.932 million: Musical instrument 2023 Sotheby's [14] Mark McGwire's 70th-home-run ...

  8. Charlie Parker - Wikipedia

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    Parker began playing the saxophone at age 11, and at age 14 he joined the Lincoln High School [8] band where he studied under bandmaster Alonzo Lewis. His mother purchased a new alto saxophone around the same time. Parker's biggest influence in his early teens was a young trombone player named Robert Simpson, who taught him the basics of ...

  9. Hamiet Bluiett - Wikipedia

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    Hamiet Bluiett, Vision XIII Festival. Hamiet Bluiett (BLUE-et; September 16, 1940 – October 4, 2018) [1] was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.His primary instrument was the baritone saxophone, and he was considered one of the finest players of this instrument.