Ben Webster

Ben Webster

male, deceased (1973)
American jazz tenor saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, Swingsaxophonist, Duke Ellington Orchestra member, From Kansas City, tenor saxophone…Jazz tenor saxophonist, Jazz saxophonist, tenor saxophonist
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27 1909-September 20 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City,...
Benny Waters

Benny Waters

male, deceased (1998)
new england conservatory of music, King Oliver, American jazz saxophonist, American jazz clarinetist, Classic jazz clarinetist, Swingsaxophonist…Classic jazz saxophonist, Swing clarinetist
Benny Waters (born Benjamin Waters on January 23, 1902 near Baltimore, Maryland; died August 11, 1998 in Columbia, Maryland) was a jazz saxophonist...
Benny Carter

Benny Carter

male, deceased (2003)
East Coast blues musician, Jump blues musician, Big band bandleader, Swing trumpeter, Mainstream jazz trumpeter, music arranger…Swing bandleader, Swing clarinetist, Swingsaxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8 1907 - July 12 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and...
Lester Young

Lester Young

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

Johnny Hodges

male, deceased (1970)
Lucky Roberts, Mainstream jazz clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, Duke Ellington Orchestra member, Swingsaxophonist, American jazz clarinetist…American jazz saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, Jazz alto saxophonist, Alto Saxophonist, 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,...
Woody Herman

Woody Herman

male, deceased (1987)
American jazz bandleader, Cool jazz clarinetist, Vaudeville performer, Big band bandleader, Cool jazz saxophonist, Swing clarinetist…Swingsaxophonist, saxophonist
Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16 1913 - October 29 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano...
Ozzie Nelson

Ozzie Nelson

male, deceased (1975)
Big band bandleader, Swingsaxophonist, buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Vaudeville performer, Liver cancer death, Distinguished Eagle Scout…saxophonist
Oswald George "Ozzie" Nelson (March 20, 1906 - June 3, 1975) was an American entertainer who originated and starred in "The Adventures of Ozzie and...

Scott Hamilton

male, 55 years old
Dixieland saxophonist, Swingsaxophonist, Post-bop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Cool jazz saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist…tenor saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, swing
Scott Hamilton (born in Providence, Rhode Island) is a jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing (music) and mainstream jazz. He emerged in the...
Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet

male, deceased (2004)
Count Basie Orchestra member, Swingsaxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, death by myocardial infarction, Flying Home…Jump blues saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, saxophonist
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...
Flip Phillips

Flip Phillips

male, deceased (2001)
swing music, East Coast blues musician, Jump blues musician, bebop, mainstream jazz, Swingsaxophonist…Bebop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist
Flip Phillips (February 26, 1915-August 17, 2001) was a jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Jazz at...