Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker

male, deceased (1955)
Charles "Bird" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed... More
John Coltrane

John Coltrane

male, deceased (1967)
John William Coltrane, nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist,... More
Sonny Stitt

Sonny Stitt

male, deceased (1982)
Edward "Sonny" Stitt (February 2 1924 - July 22 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist. He was a quintessential saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop... More
Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet

male, deceased (2004)
Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 1922-July 22, 2004) was a jazz tenor saxophonist most famous for his solo on "Flying Home". He is... More
Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon

male, deceased (1990)
Dexter Gordon was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and an Academy Award-nominated actor. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor players.... More
Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins

male, 78 years old
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Sonny Rollins has had a long,... More
Phil Woods

Phil Woods

male, 76 years old
Philip Wells Woods (born November 2 1931) is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. He also performed in... More
Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins

male, deceased (1969)
Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21 1904-May 19 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was a prominent jazz tenor saxophonist. He is... More
Art Pepper

Art Pepper

male, deceased (1982)
Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr. (September 1 1925-June 15, 1982) was an American cool jazz alto saxophonist. He began his musical career in the 1940s... More
Jackie McLean

Jackie McLean

male, deceased (2006)
John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (May 17 1931 - March 31 2006; some sources give 1932 as his year of birth) was an American jazz alto saxophonist,... More