Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton

male, 64 years old
Roosevelt University alumni, saxophonist, music educator, Clarinettist, multi-instrumentalist, Clarinetist…baritone saxophone, alto, sopranino saxophone, contrabass saxophone, bass saxophone
Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945 in Chicago) is an American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, and pianist. He has created a large...
Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy

male, deceased (1964)
Avant-garde jazz musician, expatriate, American jazz flautist, from Los Angeles, saxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist…altosaxophone, saxophone, Jazz alto saxophonist, alto
Eric Allan Dolphy (June 20, 1928 - June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, flautist and bass clarinetist. Dolphy was one of several...
Phil Woods

Phil Woods

male, 78 years old
Bandleader, hard bop, Stephane Grappelli, Louis Bellson, Hard-bop saxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist…altosaxophone, Alto Saxophonist, Jazz alto saxophonist
Philip Wells Woods (born November 2 1931) is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. He also performed in...
Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

male, 82 years old
cool jazz, American jazz alto saxophonist, key, Alto Saxophonist, tonality, altosaxophone…Jazz alto saxophonist, saxophone
Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois. He has been noted to be one of the few alto saxophonists of...
Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges

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

David Sanborn

male, 64 years old
American jazz soprano saxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist, Smooth jazz saxophonist, Jazz fusion, St. Louis music, Jazz soprano saxophonist…Jazz alto saxophonist, alto, altosaxophone
David Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist, most commonly associated with commercial, radio-friendly smooth jazz and...
Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond

male, deceased (1977)
cool jazz, American military personnel of World War II, altosaxophone, west coast, Cool jazz saxophonist, West Coast jazz saxophonist…American jazz alto saxophonist, Alto Saxophonist, Jazz alto 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...
Kenny G

Kenny G

male, 53 years old
American jazz soprano saxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Smooth jazz saxophonist, From Seattle, Dance musician…Jazz alto saxophonist, alto, altosaxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist whose fourth album, "Duotones", brought...
Chris Potter

Chris Potter

male, 38 years old
Steely Dan member, alto, vertigo, American, ray brown, New School University…tenor saxophone, saxophone, altosaxophone
Chris Potter (born January 1, 1971) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Potter spent...
Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp

male, 72 years old
Goddard College alumni, Avant-garde jazz musician, Pennsylvania musician, piano, fort lauderdale, race…tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, altosaxophone
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist. Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 24, 1937, but raised in Philadelphia,...