Art Pepper

Art Pepper

male, deceased (1982)
Hard-bop saxophonist Post-bop saxophonist Cool jazz saxophonist Bebop saxophonist West Coast jazz saxophonist Mainstream jazz saxophonist
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
Bud Shank

Bud Shank

male, 82 years old
Hard-bop saxophonist improvisations Mainstream jazz saxophonist West Coast jazz saxophonist saxophonist Cool jazz saxophonist
Bud Shank (born May 27, 1926) is an American alto saxophonist. He also played flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra, The... More
Buddy Collette

Buddy Collette

male, 87 years old
West Coast blues West Coast jazz flautist West Coast blues saxophonist West Coast jazz saxophonist Cool jazz saxophonist American jazz flautist
Buddy Collette (born William Marcel Collette August 6, 1921 in Los Angeles, California) is an American tenor saxophonist, flautist, and... More
Teddy Edwards

Teddy Edwards

male, deceased (2003)
100 Club Bebop saxophonist American jazz tenor saxophonist Hard-bop saxophonist Cool jazz saxophonist West Coast jazz saxophonist
Theodore Marcus "Teddy" Edwards (April 26, 1924 - April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist based on the West Coast of the US. Edwards... More
Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond

male, deceased (1977)
cool jazz American military personnel of World War II alto saxophone west coast Cool jazz saxophonist West Coast jazz saxophonist
Paul Desmond (25 November 1924 - 30 May 1977), born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, was a jazz alto saxophonist and composer born in San Francisco, best... More
Curtis Amy

Curtis Amy

male, deceased (2002)
soul jazz "Touch Me" Soul-jazz saxophonist American jazz tenor saxophonist Hard-bop saxophonist touch me … West Coast jazz saxophonist
Curtis Amy (October 11, 1929 - June 5, 2002) was an American West Coast jazz musician known for his work on tenor saxophone. He also explored other... More
Lennie Niehaus

Lennie Niehaus

male
Cool jazz saxophonist West coast jazz West Coast jazz saxophonist alto saxophone clarinet American
Lennie Niehaus is an American alto saxophonist, arranger, and composer on the West Coast jazz scene. He has played with the Stan Kenton big band,... More

Bill Perkins

male, deceased (2003)
Flautist The Tonight Show saxophonist West coast jazz cool jazz tenor saxophonist … West Coast jazz saxophonist
Bill Perkins (22 July, 1924-9 August, 2003) was a cool jazz saxophonist and flautist popular on the West Coast jazz scene, known primarily as a... More
Earl Anderza

Earl Anderza

male
pianist drummer Alto Saxophonist West coast jazz Jack Wilson Pacific Jazz … West Coast jazz saxophonist
Earl Anderza was a West Coast jazz alto saxophonist who recorded only one album, "Outa Sight" (Pacific Jazz 1962). The date also features pianist... More
Richie Kamuca

Richie Kamuca

male, deceased (1977)
jazz musician bebop west coast jazz Pennsylvania musician tenor saxophone … West Coast jazz saxophonist
Richie Kamuca (July 23 1930-July 22 1977), was an American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Philadelphia. Like many players associated with West... More