John Coltrane

John Coltrane

male, deceased (1967)
Jazz saxophonist, musician, American jazz bandleader, Hard-bop saxophonist, American jazz saxophonist, Avant-garde saxophonist…American jazz tenor saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, Free jazz saxophonist, saxophonist, tenorsaxophonist
John William Coltrane, nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist,...
Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins

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

Dexter Gordon

male, deceased (1990)
Swing saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, jazz, bebop, Jazz composer…Jazz tenor saxophonist, tenorsaxophonist
Dexter Gordon was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and an Academy Award-nominated actor. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor players....
Ben Webster

Ben Webster

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

Zoot Sims

male, deceased (1985)
American jazz tenor saxophonist, American jazz saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, Cool jazz saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, soprano saxophone…tenorsaxophonist, soprano saxophonist, saxophonist
John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 - March 23, 1985) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and soprano saxophonist. He was born in...

Scott Hamilton

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

Charlie Rouse

male, deceased (1988)
American jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, sphere, tenorsaxophonist, hard bop, American…Jazz tenor saxophonist, saxophonist
Charlie Rouse (April 6, 1924 - November 30, 1988) was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist. He is best known for his time with Thelonious Monk's...
Wardell Gray

Wardell Gray

male, deceased (1955)
Count Basie Orchestra member, bebop, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, American, tenor saxophone…Jazz tenor saxophonist, tenorsaxophonist
Wardell Gray (1921-1955) was an American jazz bebop tenor saxophonist.
Ronnie Scott

Ronnie Scott

male, deceased (1996)
jazz musician, Accidental death, British, jazz, tenor saxophone, tenorsaxophonist…Bebop saxophonist, Post-bop saxophonist
Ronnie Scott (January 28 1927 - December 23 1996) was a British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz-club owner.
Paul Gonsalves

Paul Gonsalves

male, deceased (1974)
Count Basie Orchestra member, Portuguese, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, Swing saxophonist…tenorsaxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, saxophonist
Paul Gonsalves (July 12, 1920, Brockton, Massachusetts - May 15, 1974, London, England), an American jazz tenor saxophonist of Cape Verdean (mixed...