John Coltrane

John Coltrane

male, deceased (1967)
Jazz saxophonist, musician, American jazz bandleader, Hard-bop saxophonist, Americanjazzsaxophonist, Avant-garde saxophonist…American jazz tenor saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, Free jazz saxophonist, saxophonist, tenor saxophonist
John William Coltrane, nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist,...
Stan Getz

Stan Getz

male, deceased (1991)
musician, jazz musician, saxophonist, tenor saxophone, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, cool jazz…Americanjazzsaxophonist, Cool jazz saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, Jewish American, Jazz saxophonist
Stanley Gayetsky, usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz musician. Known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone,...
Lester Young

Lester Young

male, deceased (1959)
Count Basie Orchestra member, Swing clarinetist, Swing saxophonist, American jazz clarinetist, Vaudeville performer, Americanjazzsaxophonist…Cool jazz saxophonist, American, jazz, saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist
Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 - March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He is remembered...
Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker

male, deceased (2007)
Contemporary jazz saxophonist, Jazz fusion saxophonist, Post-bop saxophonist, P-Funk member, Americanjazzsaxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist…Jazz saxophonist, Jewish American
Michael Brecker (March 29, 1949 - January 13th, 2007) was a popular US jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician...
Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders

male, 69 years old
Progressive jazz saxophonist, rhythm and blues, dissonant, Hard-bop saxophonist, Americanjazzsaxophonist, Avant-garde saxophonist…Post-bop saxophonist, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, African American, jazz musician
Pharoah Sanders (born October 13, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist. Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in...
Zoot Sims

Zoot Sims

male, deceased (1985)
American jazz tenor saxophonist, Americanjazzsaxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, Cool jazz saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, soprano saxophone…American, jazz, tenor saxophonist, soprano saxophonist, saxophonist
John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 - March 23, 1985) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and soprano saxophonist. He was born in...
Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

male, deceased (1991)
New York Central Railroad, Big band bandleader, racial integration, American jazz bandleader, New York City musician, Swing bandleader…Swing saxophonist, Americanjazzsaxophonist, Jazz bandleader, saxophonist, Jazz saxophonist
Charles Daly Barnet was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader. Barnet was born in New York City. His parents divorced when he was two, and he...
Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges

male, deceased (1970)
Lucky Roberts, Mainstream jazz clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, Duke Ellington Orchestra member, Swing saxophonist, American jazz clarinetist…Americanjazzsaxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, Jazz alto saxophonist, American, Alto Saxophonist
John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (25 July, 1907-11 May, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist and lead player of Duke Ellington's saxophone section,...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

male, deceased (1977)
Hard-bop musician, Soul-jazz musician, Americanjazzsaxophonist, American jazz flautist, Avant-garde jazz musician, From Columbus, Ohio…saxophonist, jazz, Jazz flautist, American, Jazz composer
Rahsaan Roland Kirk was a blind American jazz multi-instrumentalist. He was perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at...