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Gopalnath learnt to play karnatic music on the saxophone from N. Gopalakrishna Iyer of Kalaniketan, Mangalore. He presented his first concert in the All India Radio, Mangaluru in 1978. [1] In Madras, Gopalnath came in contact with the vocalist and mridangist guru T.V. Gopalkrishnan, who identified the youngster's potential and tutored him.
Jazz, world music: Don Wise: 1957- x: X R&B, soul: Francis Wong: X X Jazz: Chris Wood: 1944-1983 X X X X Rock: Phil Woods: 1931-2015 X: X Bebop: Andrew Woolfolk: 1951-2022 X X X R&B: John Worley: 1919-1999 X Classical: Laurence Wyman: X Classical: Lester Young: 1909-1959 X Jazz: Daniel Zamir: 1981- X X Free jazz, Jewish music: John Zorn: 1953 ...
In the 1950s, sax players like tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins broke new ground in jazz, infusing their music with rhythm and blues, modal, Latin and gospel influences as part of the hard bop subgenre. In the 1950s and 1960s, free jazz pioneers such as Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler developed unusual new sounds and playing ...
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.
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 ...
David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist.Sanborn worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. [1]
Gordon began his study of music with the clarinet at the age of 13, then switched to the alto saxophone at 15, and finally to the tenor saxophone at 17. [5] [4] He studied with multi-instrumentalist Lloyd Reese while attending Thomas Jefferson High School, and studied with the school’s band director, Sam Browne. [6]
Maceo Parker (/ ˈ m eɪ s i oʊ /; born February 14, 1943) [1] is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s.