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Clifford Jordan. Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) [1] was an American jazz tenor saxophone player and composer. Originally from Chicago, Jordan later moved to New York City, where he recorded extensively in addition to touring across both Europe and Africa. He recorded and performed with Art Farmer, Horace Silver ...
bobreynoldsmusic.com. Bob Reynolds is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. A solo recording artist since 2000, he has been a member of the popular "genre-bending" instrumental group Snarky Puppy since 2014, winning Grammy Awards with the band for the albums Culcha Vulcha [1] Live at the Royal Albert Hall,[2] and Empire Central.
Smith was brought up in the Wester Hailes area of the city, where he was encouraged by his stepfather, George Smith, an avid jazz fan and drummer in the Gene Krupa style, to take up the tenor saxophone at the age of twelve. [1] When he was thirteen he attended a weekly jazz workshop under the direction of Gordon Cruikshank.
Eric Alexander 2008 Eric Alexander (2012 in Denmark). Eric Alexander (born August 4, 1968) [1] is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator. Having placed second at the 1991 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition behind Joshua Redman and ahead of Chris Potter and Tim Warfield, he was soon signed by a record label and has since recorded over 20 albums as a leader ...
Musician, composer, educator. Instrument (s) Tenor saxophone, piano. Years active. 1970–present. Labels. Double-Time, Not Fat, Savant, Red, Label Bleu. Jerry Bergonzi at the Aarhus Jazz Festival in 2016. Jerry Bergonzi (born October 21, 1947) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator.
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 ...
Elliot was known for his zebra-striped tenor saxophone. In 2011, he switched from LA SAX Saxes to Dakota Saxophones, which the owner, Peter LaPlaca, sold for Dakota. In 2005, Elliot joined trumpeter Rick Braun [ 2 ] to co-found their own label, ARTizen Music Group (now known as Artistry Music ).
Career. Prior to recording albums as leader, Washington recorded on Silver's album The Jody Grind [3] and recorded a soul jazz album with organist Larry Young. [4][5] His first album as leader, for which he is best known, was Natural Essence, recorded for Blue Note in 1967. [6] Natural Essence was followed by two more albums, Roots and Do Right ...