Johnny Griffin

Johnny Griffin

male, 81 years old
Post-bop saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, American expatriate in France, Jazz Messengers…Jazz tenor saxophonist, jazz musician, Jazzsaxophonist, saxophonist
John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928) is an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Like many other successful musicians from Chicago, he...
John Coltrane

John Coltrane

male, deceased (1967)
Jazzsaxophonist, musician, American jazz bandleader, Hard-bop saxophonist, American jazz saxophonist, 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,...
Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins

male, 79 years old
Bebop saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, musician, jazz, piano, American…Jazz tenor saxophonist, saxophonist, jazz musician, Jazzsaxophonist
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Sonny Rollins has had a long,...
Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter

male, 76 years old
Jazz fusion saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, Post-bop saxophonist, Crossover jazz saxophonist, Modal jazz saxophonist…Progressive jazz saxophonist, jazz standard, jazz, saxophonist, Jazz composer
Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. Commonly regarded as one of the more important American jazz sax...
Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker

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

Stan Getz

male, deceased (1991)
musician, jazz musician, saxophonist, tenor saxophone, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, cool jazz…American jazz saxophonist, Cool jazz saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, Jazzsaxophonist, jazz
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,...
Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

male, 49 years old (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
Neo-bop jazz musician, New Orleans jazz musician, Boy Scouts of America, Louisiana Creole, classical music, Grammy Award winner…Jazzsaxophonist, saxophonist, jazz, jazz musician
Branford Marsalis (August 26, 1960, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American jazz and classical saxophonist. He was born the oldest of six sons to...
Lester Young

Lester Young

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

Joshua Redman

male, 40 years old
Yaya3, elastic, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Soul-jazz saxophonist, Neo-bop jazz…American jazz soprano saxophonist, Jazz fusion saxophonist, Progressive jazz saxophonist, Post-bop jazz saxophonist, Jazz-funk saxophonist
Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent American Neo-bop jazz saxophonist who records for Nonesuch Records. Redman, who is both...
Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins

male, deceased (1969)
Swing saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, big band, bebop, swing music, hawk…Jazzsaxophonist, jazz musician, jazz, Jazz tenor saxophonist, tenor saxophonist
Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21 1904-May 19 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was a prominent jazz tenor saxophonist. He is...