1. Cecil Payne

    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.

  2. Harry Carney

    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.

  3. Serge Chaloff

    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, …

  4. Nick Brignola

    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.

  5. Ronnie Cuber

    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.

  6. Fred Ho

    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, …

  7. Gigi Gryce

    Gigi Gryce (b. George General Grice, Jr. in Pensacola, Florida, November 28, 1925; d. Pensacola, Florida, March 14, 1983) was an American saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator. His performing career, though notable, was very short and, in comparison to other musicians of his generation, Gryce's work is little known.

  8. Kevin Mahogany

    Kevin Mahogany (born 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American jazz vocalist prominent in the 1990's. During high school, he taught clarinet and was a featured baritone saxophonist and pianist in several jazz bands. He shifted his focus to singing while attending Baker University.

  9. Bob Gordon

    Bob Gordon (11 June, 1928-28 August, 1955) was an American cool jazz baritone saxophonist born in St. Louis, Missouri, best-known as a sideman for musicians like Stan Kenton, Shelly Manne, Chet Baker, Maynard Ferguson, Herbie Harper and Jack Montrose, among others.

  10. Leon Parker

    Leon Parker (born August 21, 1965 in White Plains, New York) is a jazz drummer. He studied drums from age 11 and had classical training in his teens. He went on to study jazz under the tutelage of Barry Harris. His recording debut would be with Harvie S, His wife Lisa is a flautist and he had worked with her musically. He is also known for "paring down" his drum kit and in one case performed only with cymbals. His highest charting album might be 1998's "Awakening", …

  11. Charles Fowlkes

    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), …