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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: Luiz Americano: 1900-1960 X Choro: Gene Ammons: 1925-1974 X Jazz: Fred Anderson: 1929-2010 X Jazz: Ian Anderson: 1947- x X x Rock: Elie Apper: 1933- X Classical: Buddy Arnold: 1926-2003 X Jazz: Harry Arnold: 1920-1971 X Jazz: Harold Ashby: 1925-2003 X Jazz: Georgie Auld: 1919-1990 X Jazz: Albert Ayler: 1936-1970 X: X Jazz: Jerome Badini ...
Pages in category "Smooth jazz saxophonists" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Mindi Abair;
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter, one of the most distinctive voices of his jazz generation as a soloist, composer and bandleader, died Thursday at a hospital in Los Angeles, his publicist confirmed to ...
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. [1] [2] Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, [3] a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more The post Wayne Shorter, innovative ...
Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. Sanders, who launched his career playing ...
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins [1] [2] (born September 7, 1930) [3] is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. [3] [4] In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded over sixty albums as a leader.