Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger, known primarily for his unusually cool baritone saxophone sound and style; his writing and arranging for Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others; and, his own pianoless quartet of the early 1950s.

Pepper Adams (born Park Adams III on October 8, 1930 in Highland Park, Michigan - died on September 10, 1986 in Brooklyn, New York) was one of hard bop's most significant baritone saxophonists. His dark, hearty tone on the horn and driving rhythmic sense provided the antithesis to the lighter, floating (and consequently more popular) styles of Gerry Mulligan. His family moved to Rochester, New York when he was young and in that city he began his musical efforts.

Harry Howell Carney (1910 - 1974) was a swing baritone saxophonist, and bass clarinetist best known for his 45-year tenure in Duke Ellington's band. Carney started off in Ellington's band playing alto, but soon switched to the baritone. His strong, steady saxophone often serves as the anchor of Duke's music. He also played bass clarinet on occasion.

Serge Chaloff (November 24, 1923-July 16, 1957) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist, and the son of noted Boston piano teachers, Margaret Chaloff and Julius Chaloff. He is one of the few major jazz performers on his instrument, and the first major bebop performer, and was originally influenced by Charlie Parker. He first became well known as one of the "Four Brothers" reed section in Woody Herman's Second Herd. He also played with Boyd Raeburn, Georgie Auld, …

Ronnie Cuber (born December 25, 1941 in New York City) is primarily a jazz baritone saxophonist. He also does some pop music and played flute on an album by Eddie Palmieri. Cuber is known for hard bop and some Latin jazz. He also played for musicians like Paul Simon and Eric Clapton. Furthermore, Cuber can be heard on Freeze Frame by the J. Geils Band. His first notable work was with Slide Hampton and Maynard Ferguson. Then from 1966 to 1967 Cuber worked with George Benson.

Cecil Payne (born December 14, 1922) is a jazz baritone saxophonist born in Brooklyn, NY. Payne can also play the alto saxophone and flute. He has played with other jazz greats, such as Illinois Jacquet, Machito, Woody Herman, Randy Weston, Duke Jordan, Wynton Kelly, Kenny Dorham, Harold Mabern and Count Basie, in addition to his solo work as bandleader.

Gary Smulyan (born on April 4, 1956 in Bethpage, New York) is a baritone saxophone player in jazz. He studied at SUNY before working with Woody Herman. He also leads a quartet with Roland Hanna, Ray Drummond, and Kenny Washington. Smulyan is the current baritone saxophonist with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and for its previous incarnation, the Mel Lewis Big Band. He is also the baritone saxophonist for the Dave Holland Big Band, and the DIZZY GILLESPIE ALL STAR BIG BAND.

Nick Brignola(b. July 17, 1936; d. February 8, 2002) was a baritone saxophonist who also played alto or soprano at times. He is largely associated with hard bop. He began in music by playing clarinet at age eleven, but then added alto and tenor saxophone. He also learned flute in youth.

Fred Ho (Chinese name: 侯维翰; pinyin: Hóu Wéihàn; born Fred Wei-han Houn in Palo Alto, California, August 10, 1957) is an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright, writer, and social activist. While he is sometimes associated with the Asian American jazz or avant-garde jazz movements, …

James Carter (b. January 3 1969) is an American jazz musician. Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan and learned to play there before moving to New York City. He has been prominent as a performer and recording artist on the jazz scene since the mid-1990s, playing saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. As a young man, he attended Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and was a member of the group, Bird-Trane-Sco-Now.

John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944 in Tavistock, Devon, England) is a jazz saxophone, bass clarinet and synthesizer player and composer. He has also composed and performed much music for dance performances and film soundtracks. He initially gained recognition playing baritone saxophone in the Mike Westbrook Band in the mid-1960s. He was soon heard regularly playing soprano saxophone and bass clarinet as well.

Dave Koz (March 27, 1963) is an American jazz saxophonist and radio host. Koz often draws comparisons to another well-known saxophonist, David Sanborn. Because the two sound almost alike, Koz is sometimes billed as "the second coming of Sanborn." Dave Koz usually plays soprano and alto saxophones, but sometimes plays tenor and occasionally baritone.

Hamiet Bluiett (b. Brooklyn (or Lovejoy), Illinois, September 16, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. His primary instrument is the baritone saxophone, and he is considered one of the finest living players of this instrument. He also plays (and records with) the bass saxophone, E-flat alto clarinet, E-flat contra-alto clarinet, and wooden flute. Bluiett was born just north of East St. Louis in Brooklyn, Illinois (also known as Lovejoy), …

Edward "Kidd" Jordan (b. Crowley, Louisiana, United States, May 5, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist and music educator from New Orleans, Louisiana. After completing a music degree at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he relocated to New Orleans. He taught at Southern University at New Orleans from 1974 to 2006. Jordan performs on tenor, baritone, soprano, alto, C-melody and sopranino saxophones, as well as contrabass and bass clarinets.

Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin was a Swedish jazz baritone saxophone player, occasional pianist and composer closest in playing style to United States Cool school players, with a full tone, but also a lightness uncommon with baritone saxophonists and an influence from Swedish folk music, which helps make his music unique.

Manny Albam (born June 24, 1922 in Samana, Dominican Republic; died October 2, 2001 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA) was a jazz arranger, in his early career he also played baritone saxophone. He was born in the Dominican Republic, but grew up in New York City. His parents were Russian immigrants and he was born in the Dominican Republic as they were in route to the US.

Charlie Fowlkes (16 February 1916-9 February 1980) was an American baritone saxophonist, best known for his time with Count Basie, which lasted for more than twenty-five years. Fowlkes was born in New York, and studied alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, and violin before settling on the baritone sax (he also played occasional flute). He spent most of his early career in New York, playing with Tiny Bradshaw (1938-1944), Lionel Hampton (1944-1948), …

Liu Yuan (刘元, pinyin: Liú Yuán, surname Liu, b. Beijing, China, January 1, 1960) is a Chinese musician. He is recognized as one of the two most prominent jazz musicians in China, the other being the saxophonist Du Yinjiao. His father was a player of the "suona", a traditional Chinese wind instrument, and this was also Liu's first instrument. At about the age of eight, he began his performing career, …

Julian Argüelles is a saxophonist. Julian started playing with big bands including the European Community Big Band that toured throughout Europe. In 1984 he moved to London. He studied briefly at Trinity College of Music before joining the much acclaimed band Loose Tubes, staying with them for four years and recording two albums. In 1986 Julian received the prestigious Pat Smythe award for young musicians.

Laurdine K. "Pat" Patrick was a baritone saxophone, alto saxophone and Fender bass player best-known for his over forty years' association with Sun Ra. Patrick was born in East Moline, Illinois to Laverne and Laurdine Patrick. As well as his long-term membership of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Patrick also played with John Coltrane (appearing on Africa/Brass in 1961), Mongo Santamaría (appearing on the hits Watermelon Man and Yeh Yeh), …

Bruno Marini (born May 18, 1958) is a baritone sax and Hammond organ player who has recorded over 60 LPs and CDs. Marini is a native of Verona. He has played with many musicians and bands: Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott, Steve Lacy,Gary Bartz, Benny Golson, Sal Nistico, Paul Jeffrey, Nat Adderley, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron, Donald Garrett, Bobby Durham, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Jimmy Carl Black and many others.