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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 ...
Jazz. Dick Stabile: 1909-1980 X Swing: Hal Stein: 1928-2008 X X Jazz: Herbie Steward: 1926-2003 X: X Jazz: Sonny Stitt: 1924-1982 X X X: Bebop: Vernon Story: 1922-2007 X Bebop: Ira Sullivan: 1931-2020 X X X Jazz: Ed Summerlin: 1928-2006 X Jazz: John Surman: 1944- X X Jazz: Lew Tabackin: 1940- X Jazz: Richard Tabnik: 1952- X Jazz: Buddy Tate ...
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 ".
In 1978 and 1980, Gordon was the DownBeat Musician of the Year, and in 1980 he was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame. The US Government honored him with a Congressional Commendation, a Dexter Gordon Day in Washington DC, and in 1986 the National Endowment for the Arts named him a NEA Jazz Master in recognition of hia Lifetime Achievement. [ 13 ]
Charles Frank Mangione (/ m æ n ˈ dʒ oʊ n i / man-JOH-nee; [1] born November 29, 1940) [2] is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap. He achieved international success in 1978 with his jazz-pop single ...
This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. ... (born 1940) Jamaaladeen Tacuma ...
Lewis Barry Tabackin (born March 26, 1940) [1] is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist. He is married to pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with whom he has co-led large ensembles since the 1970s. Biography
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