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Jazz alto saxophonists

69 jazz musicians in the atlas play alto saxophone, including Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Manu Dibango and Benny Carter. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

Charlie Parker 1920–1955 · American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955) John Coltrane 1926–1967 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) Ornette Coleman 1930–2015 · American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and… Manu Dibango 1933–2020 · Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist… Benny Carter 1907–2003 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter… Wayne Shorter 1933–2023 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023) Kenny G b. 1956 · American saxophonist John Zorn b. 1953 · American composer, saxophonist and bandleader Cannonball Adderley 1928–1975 · American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975) Paquito D'Rivera b. 1948 · Cuban musician Lee Konitz 1927–2020 · American jazz musician (1927–2020) Eric Dolphy 1928–1964 · American jazz musician (1928–1964) Paul Desmond 1924–1977 · American jazz musician (1924-1977) Artie Shaw 1910–2004 · American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004) Lou Donaldson 1926–2024 · American saxophonist (1926–2024) Phil Woods 1931–2015 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader… Candy Dulfer b. 1969 · Dutch saxophonist and singer David Sanborn 1945–2024 · American saxophonist (1945-2024) Sadao Watanabe b. 1933 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-) Femi Kuti b. 1962 · Nigerian musician Michał Urbaniak 1943–2025 · Polish jazz musician (1943–2025) Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Bud Shank 1926–2009 · American jazz saxophonist and flautist (1926–2009) Michael Brecker 1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007) Kenny Garrett b. 1960 · American musician Jimmy Dorsey 1904–1957 · American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and… John Lurie b. 1952 · American musician, painter and actor (born 1952) John Tchicai 1936–2012 · Danish free jazz saxophonist (1936–2012) Oliver Lake b. 1942 · American musician (born 1942) Sonny Fortune 1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018) Gary Bartz b. 1940 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) Hank Crawford 1934–2009 · American saxophonist (1934-2009) Steve Coleman b. 1956 · American saxophonist James Carter b. 1969 · American musician Arthur Blythe 1940–2017 · American musician (1940–2017) Bobby Watson b. 1953 · American saxophonist and composer Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer Charles McPherson b. 1939 · American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1939) George Coleman b. 1935 · American jazz saxophonist (b. 1935) Julius Hemphill 1938–1995 · American saxophonist (1938-1995) Eddie Vinson 1917–1988 · American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist… Lou Marini b. 1945 · American saxophonist, arranger and composer Jerome Richardson 1920–2000 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist Donald Harrison b. 1960 · American musician (born 1960) Richie Cole 1948–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger… James Chance 1953–2024 · American saxophonist, composer, singer and pianist… Rolf Kühn 1929–2022 · German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader… Stefano di Battista b. 1969 · Italian musician Jesper Thilo 1941–2026 · Danish jazz musician Tineke Postma b. 1978 · Dutch saxophonist Sahib Shihab 1925–1989 · American jazz musician, saxophonist and flutist (1925–1989) Najee b. 1957 · American musician (born 1957) Ross Mintzer b. 1987 · American jazz saxophonist, guitarist, singer-songwriter… Don Menza b. 1936 · American jazz saxophonist Vincent Herring b. 1964 · American jazz musician (born 1964) Vi Redd 1928–2022 · American jazz altosaxophonist, singer and educator… Makanda Ken McIntyre 1931–2001 · American jazz musician and composer (1931-2001) John Handy b. 1933 · American jazz musician Alan Wakeman b. 1947 · English musician Benjamin Herman b. 1968 · Dutch saxophonist Leszek Żądło b. 1945 · Polish jazz musician Pierre Favre b. 1937 · Swiss jazz drummer and percussionist Jimmy Lyons 1933–1986 · American jazz saxophonist (1931-1986) Pony Poindexter 1926–1988 · American musician (1926-1988) Bruno Spoerri b. 1935 · Swiss musician Craig Handy b. 1962 · American tenor saxophonist Norris Turney 1921–2001 · American musician (1921-2001) Mike Osborne 1941–2007 · British musician (1941–2007) Jerry Dodgion 1932–2023 · American musician