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Peter King was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. [2] He took up the clarinet and saxophone as a teenager, entirely self-taught. His first public appearances were in 1957, playing alto in a trad jazz group at the Swan Public House, Kingston, in a group organised by trumpeter Alan Rosewell, with whom he worked at the Directorate of Overseas Surveys as an apprentice cartographer.
British jazz alto saxophonists (1 C, 5 P) E. English jazz saxophonists (3 C, 86 P) S. Scottish jazz saxophonists (11 P) British jazz soprano saxophonists (1 C, 1 P) W.
Alto saxophone: Geoff Simkins (born 13 October 1948) is a ... Geoff has played at concerts, clubs and festivals in all parts of the UK, in Europe and beyond.
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 ...
A, Alto; T, Tenor; B, Baritone; b, Bass; c, Contrabass (or tubax) sc, Subcontrabass; Indicators key: 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 saxophone break on "Baker Street" has been described as "the most famous saxophone solo of all time" [4] and "the most recognizable sax riff in pop music history". [5] The distinctive wailing, bluesy sound of the sax riff was a result of the alto saxophone Ravenscroft was using being tuned slightly flat, and in a radio interview in 2011, he ...
Pete King discography at Discogs; Pete King information site; Pete King obituary in The Daily Telegraph "Pete King: manager of Ronnie Scott's jazz club" obituary in The Times "Pete King: The power behind the throne at Ronnie Scott's jazz club" obituary The Independent
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E ♭ , smaller than the B ♭ tenor but larger than the B ♭ soprano .