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Jazz saxophonists

600 jazz musicians in the atlas play saxophone, including Bhumibol Adulyadej, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman and Stan Getz. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to produce a sound wave inside the instrument's body. The pitch is controlled by opening and closing holes in the body to change the effective length of the tube. The holes are closed by leather pads attached to keys operated by the player. Saxophones are made in various sizes and are almost always treated as transposing instruments. A person who plays the saxophone is called a saxophonist or saxist. The saxophone is used in a wide range of musical styles, including classical music (such as concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, and occasionally orchestras), military bands, marching bands, jazz (such as big bands and jazz combos), and contemporary music.

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Bhumibol Adulyadej 1927–2016 · former King of Thailand (1927–2016) John Coltrane 1926–1967 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) Charlie Parker 1920–1955 · American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955) Ornette Coleman 1930–2015 · American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and… Stan Getz 1927–1991 · American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) Hugh Masekela 1939–2018 · South African jazz trumpeter Keith Jarrett b. 1945 · American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945) Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) 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) Coleman Hawkins 1904–1969 · American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969) Lester Young 1909–1959 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) Gerry Mulligan 1927–1996 · American jazz musician and composer (1927–1996) Jan Garbarek b. 1947 · Norwegian saxophonist and composer (born 1947) Cab Calloway 1907–1994 · American jazz singer (1907–1994) Sidney Bechet 1897–1959 · American jazz musician Woody Herman 1913–1987 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987) Paquito D'Rivera b. 1948 · Cuban musician Archie Shepp b. 1937 · American jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim 1934–2026 · South African pianist and composer (1934–2026) Karl Jenkins b. 1944 · Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944) Yusef Lateef 1920–2013 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator… Ben Webster 1909–1973 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973) Benny Golson 1929–2024 · American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer… Albert Ayler 1936–1970 · American jazz saxophonist (1936–1970) Anthony Braxton b. 1945 · American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945) Joe Henderson 1937–2001 · American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001) Lou Donaldson 1926–2024 · American saxophonist (1926–2024) Phil Woods 1931–2015 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader… Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935–1977 · American musician (1935-1977) Peter Brötzmann 1941–2023 · German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1941–2023) Klaus Doldinger 1936–2025 · German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist… Candy Dulfer b. 1969 · Dutch saxophonist and singer Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer David Murray b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) David Sanborn 1945–2024 · American saxophonist (1945-2024) Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Louis Jordan 1908–1975 · American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician… Art Pepper 1925–1982 · American saxophonist (1925–1982) Johnny Hodges 1907–1970 · American alto saxophonist (1907–1970) Hermeto Pascoal 1936–2025 · Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025) Johnny Griffin 1928–2008 · American musician (1928–2008) Steve Lacy 1934–2004 · American jazz musician (1934–2004) Sonny Stitt 1924–1982 · American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982) Branford Marsalis b. 1960 · American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Helge Schneider b. 1955 · German entertainer Grover Washington Jr. 1943–1999 · American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999) James Moody 1925–2010 · American jazz musician (1925-2010) Charlie Mariano 1923–2009 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009) Stanley Turrentine 1934–2000 · American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000) Sadao Watanabe b. 1933 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-) Hank Mobley 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Joe Lovano b. 1952 · American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist Maceo Parker b. 1943 · American saxophonist and composer Gene Ammons 1925–1974 · American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922–1986 · American saxophonist (1922–1986) Jackie McLean 1932–2006 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and… Femi Kuti b. 1962 · Nigerian musician John Dankworth 1927–2010 · British musician (1927-2010) John Surman b. 1944 · British saxophonist and clarinetist Michał Urbaniak 1943–2025 · Polish jazz musician (1943–2025) Guy Marchand 1937–2023 · French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023) Dave Liebman b. 1946 · American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Bud Shank 1926–2009 · American jazz saxophonist and flautist (1926–2009) Eddie Harris 1934–1996 · American jazz musician (1934–1996) Michel Portal 1935–2026 · French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Joshua Redman b. 1969 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Tom Scott b. 1948 · American jazz musician (born 1948) Michael Brecker 1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007) Ellis Marsalis Jr. 1934–2020 · American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020) Al Cohn 1925–1988 · American saxophonist (1925-1988) Pepper Adams 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) King Curtis 1934–1971 · American saxophonist (1934–1971) Luigi Tenco 1938–1967 · Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967) Evan Parker b. 1944 · English saxophonist Elliott Sharp b. 1951 · American musician Kenny Garrett b. 1960 · American musician Jimmy Giuffre 1921–2008 · American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008) Jimmy Heath 1926–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band… Jack Nitzsche 1937–2000 · American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and… Buddy Tate 1912–2001 · American jazz musician (1913–2001) Roscoe Mitchell b. 1940 · American jazz musician (born 1940) Chris Potter b. 1971 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and… John Lurie b. 1952 · American musician, painter and actor (born 1952) Enzo Avitabile b. 1955 · Italian saxophonist and singer-songwriter Scott Hamilton b. 1954 · American musician Chico Freeman b. 1949 · American saxophonist Max Greger 1926–2015 · German conductor and bandleader (1926–2015) Hubert Laws b. 1939 · American flutist and saxophonist Sam Rivers 1923–2011 · American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011) Donald Fagen b. 1948 · American recording artist, musician (born 1948) Elton Dean 1945–2006 · British saxophonist (1945–2006) Paul Winter b. 1939 · American saxophonist John Tchicai 1936–2012 · Danish free jazz saxophonist (1936–2012) Bill Evans b. 1958 · American jazz saxophonist Barbara Thompson 1944–2022 · English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer (1944–2022) Ken Vandermark b. 1964 · American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Oliver Lake b. 1942 · American musician (born 1942) Joachim Kühn b. 1944 · German jazz pianist Mats Gustafsson b. 1964 · Swedish musician Fausto Papetti 1923–1999 · naturalized Swiss, Italian recording artist; alto… Paul Horn 1930–2014 · American flautist in jazz and New Age music (1930-2014) Frank Wess 1922–2013 · American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger Bob Mintzer b. 1953 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big… Sonny Fortune 1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018) Zbigniew Namysłowski 1939–2022 · Polish jazz musician (1939–2022) Louis Sclavis b. 1953 · French jazz musician Lucky Thompson 1924–2005 · American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005) Houston Person b. 1934 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1934) Colin Stetson b. 1975 · Canadian saxophone player Frank Foster 1928–2011 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011) Kamasi Washington b. 1981 · American saxophonist and bandleader Joe McPhee b. 1939 · American musician Tim Berne b. 1954 · American jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz b. 1940 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) James Morrison b. 1962 · Australian jazz musician John Scott b. 1930 · English composer and conductor (born 1930) Theo Travis b. 1964 · British saxophonist Dewey Redman 1931–2006 · American saxophonist (1931–2006) Arne Domnérus 1924–2008 · Swedish musician (1924-2008) Warne Marsh 1927–1987 · American tenor saxophonist (1927–1987) David "Fathead" Newman 1933–2009 · American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist Hank Crawford 1934–2009 · American saxophonist (1934-2009) Eric Alexander b. 1968 · American saxophonist Steve Coleman b. 1956 · American saxophonist James Carter b. 1969 · American musician Arthur Blythe 1940–2017 · American musician (1940–2017) Eddie Daniels b. 1941 · American musician Bobby Watson b. 1953 · American saxophonist and composer Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer James McBride b. 1957 · American writer Lol Coxhill 1932–2012 · English free improvising saxophonist (1932–2012) Charles McPherson b. 1939 · American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1939) Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002) George Adams 1940–1992 · American jazz musician (1940-1992) Bill Holman 1927–2024 · American composer, arranger, and conductor (1927–2024) Richard Elliot b. 1960 · Scottish-born American saxophonist Charlie Barnet 1913–1991 · American saxophonist, composer, bandleader (1913-1991) David Amram b. 1930 · American composer, arranger, and conductor (born 1930) Tex Beneke 1914–2000 · American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914-2000) Dave Koz b. 1963 · American saxophonist Courtney Pine b. 1964 · British musician Bud Freeman 1906–1991 · American musician (1906–1991) Gianluigi Trovesi b. 1944 · Italian jazz musician George Coleman b. 1935 · American jazz saxophonist (b. 1935) Bob Wilber 1928–2019 · jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United… Kirk Whalum b. 1958 · American musician Booker Ervin 1930–1970 · American saxophonist (1930–1970) Henry Threadgill b. 1944 · American jazz musician (born 1944) Les Brown 1912–2001 · American bandleader (1912–2001) Teo Macero 1925–2008 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer… Ronnie Cuber 1941–2022 · American musician (1941-2022) Gunter Hampel 1937–2026 · German jazz musician (1937–2026) Herb Geller 1928–2013 · American saxophonist (1928–2013) Earl Bostic 1913–1965 · American jazz saxophonist (1913–1965) Charles Gayle 1939–2023 · American jazz musician (1939–2023) Harold Land 1928–2001 · American musician (1928–2001) Harry Carney 1910–1974 · American jazz musician (1910–1974) Arnett Cobb 1918–1989 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1989) Ira Sullivan 1931–2020 · American jazz musician (1931–2020) Julius Hemphill 1938–1995 · American saxophonist (1938-1995) Larry Rivers 1923–2002 · American artist (1923-2002) Napoleon Murphy Brock b. 1943 · American singer, saxophonist and flautist Pedro Iturralde 1929–2020 · Spanish musician (1929–2020) Dorothy Ashby 1932–1986 · American jazz harpist (1932-1986) Bendik Hofseth b. 1962 · Norwegian musician Jan Wróblewski 1936–2024 · Polish jazz musician Ryan Shore b. 1974 · Canadian composer, songwriter, conductor, and music director Wolfgang Puschnig b. 1956 · Austrian saxophonist Eddie Vinson 1917–1988 · American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist… Jane Bunnett b. 1956 · Canadian musician Vladimir Kuzmin b. 1955 · Russian musician (born 1955) Lennie Niehaus 1929–2020 · American saxophonist and composer (1929–2020) Juhani Aaltonen b. 1935 · Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist Al Lowe b. 1942 · musician and game designer (born 1946) Curtis Stigers b. 1965 · American singer Didier Malherbe b. 1943 · French saxophonist Andy Kirk 1898–1992 · American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader (1898-1992) Gerald Albright b. 1957 · American jazz saxophonist Richie Cole 1948–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger… Steve Grossman 1951–2020 · American saxophonist (1951–2020) Marshall Allen b. 1924 · American jazz saxophonist, flutist and oboist (born 1924) Harry Allen b. 1966 · American jazz tenor saxophonist Alfred Ellis 1941–2021 · American saxophonist (1941–2021) Serge Chaloff 1923–1957 · American musician (1923-1957) Teddy Edwards 1924–2003 · American jazz tenor saxophonist Marc Copland b. 1948 · American musician Jerry Bergonzi b. 1947 · American jazz musician Boney James b. 1961 · American saxophonist and songwriter Pee Wee Russell 1906–1969 · American musician (1906–1969) Mindi Abair b. 1969 · American smooth jazz saxophonist Matana Roberts b. 1978 · American musician Gilad Atzmon b. 1963 · Israeli-born British jazz musician and author Billy Tipton 1914–1989 · American jazz musician, bandleader and talent agent… Karl Seglem b. 1961 · Norwegian jazz musician Jimmie Lunceford 1902–1947 · American musician (1902–1947) Marion Brown 1931–2010 · American saxophonist (1931–2010) Ravi Coltrane b. 1965 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1965) Eric Marienthal b. 1957 · American musician Hamiet Bluiett 1940–2018 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer… David Binney b. 1961 · American musician Ozzie Nelson 1906–1975 · actor, band leader, television producer and director… Magnus Lindgren b. 1974 · Swedish musician Andy Sheppard b. 1957 · British jazz saxophonist and composer Aleksey Kozlov 1935–2026 · Soviet and Russian saxophonist and jazz musician (1935-2026) Marius Neset b. 1985 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Igor Butman b. 1961 · Russian musician Sonny Simmons 1933–2021 · American saxophonist (1933-2021) Greg Osby b. 1960 · American saxophonist (born 1960) Terrace Martin b. 1978 · American multi-instrumentalist and record producer (born… Donald Harrison b. 1960 · American musician (born 1960) Kaoru Abe 1949–1978 · Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978) Donny McCaslin b. 1966 · American musician Sonny Criss 1927–1977 · American jazz musician (1927–1977) Vincent Herring b. 1964 · American jazz musician (born 1964) Ernie Watts b. 1945 · American jazz musician Charlie Ventura 1916–1992 · American musician (1916–1992) Georgie Auld 1919–1990 · Canadian jazz musician (1919-1990) Seamus Blake b. 1970 · Canadian jazz saxophonist Lou Marini b. 1945 · American saxophonist, arranger and composer Ricky Ford b. 1954 · American jazz tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse 1924–1988 · American musician (1924–1988) Barney Wilen 1937–1996 · French saxophonist (1937-1996) Carlos Garnett 1938–2023 · Panamanian-American musician Willem Breuker 1944–2010 · Dutch musician (1944–2010) Perico Sambeat b. 1962 · Spanish jazz saxophonist Lars Gullin 1928–1976 · Swedish musician (1928–1976) Miguel Zenón b. 1976 · Puerto Rican alto saxophonist Jimmy Forrest 1920–1980 · African American jazz musician (1920-1980) Stefano di Battista b. 1969 · Italian musician David Goloschekin b. 1944 · Soviet and Russian musician and composer Willis Jackson 1932–1987 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1932–1987) Yasuaki Shimizu b. 1954 · Japanese saxophonist, composer, music producer (1954-) Flip Phillips 1915–2001 · American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player… Tommy McCook 1927–1998 · Jamaican musician (1927–1998) Tommy Smith b. 1967 · Scottish saxophone player Junior Walker 1931–1995 · American saxophonist (1931-1995) Jiří Stivín b. 1942 · Czech flautist, composer, jazz musician… James Spaulding b. 1937 · American jazz saxophonist and flutist Bennie Wallace b. 1946 · American saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith 1934–2004 · English jazz and blues saxophonist (1934-2004) Marty Ehrlich b. 1955 · American musician Anat Cohen b. 1975 · Israeli-born jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Ian Underwood b. 1939 · American musician Jerome Richardson 1920–2000 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist Cleveland Eaton 1939–2020 · American musician Frankie Trumbauer 1901–1956 · American musician (1901–1956) Cecil Payne 1922–2007 · American jazz saxophonist (1922–2007) Charles Earland 1941–1999 · jazz musician (1941–1999) Ned Rothenberg b. 1956 · American composer Theo Loevendie b. 1930 · Dutch composer Najee b. 1957 · American musician (born 1957) Walt Weiskopf b. 1959 · American jazz musician Tina Brooks 1932–1974 · American musician (1932–1974) Von Freeman 1923–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012) Howard Johnson 1941–2021 · American musician (1941–2021) Junior Cook 1934–1992 · American saxophonist (1934-1992) Joe Farrell 1937–1986 · American jazz saxophonist and flutist (1937–1986) John Pål Inderberg b. 1950 · Norwegian musician Bennie Maupin b. 1940 · American musician Grace Kelly b. 1992 · American jazz musician Andrew White 1942–2020 · American musician (1942-2020) Mel Stewart 1929–2002 · actor, director, musician (1929-2002) Jorge Pardo b. 1956 · Spanish musician Mezz Mezzrow 1899–1972 · American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Vinny Golia b. 1946 · American musician Fred Ho 1957–2014 · American jazz musician, author, and activist Wardell Gray 1921–1955 · American musician (1921–1955) Kaori Kobayashi b. 1981 · Japanese saxophonist, flute player, composer, arranger… Jim Pepper 1941–1992 · American Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician (1941-1992) Dannie Richmond 1935–1988 · American drummer Sophie Alour b. 1974 · French saxophonist Richie Kamuca 1930–1977 · American musician (1930-1977) Francesco Cafiso b. 1989 · Italian musician George Garanian 1934–2010 · Soviet and Russian musician, composer (1934—2010) Glen Gray 1900–1963 · American musician (1906–1963) Bernt Rosengren 1937–2023 · Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer (1937–2023) Bob Cooper 1925–1993 · West Coast jazz musician (1925–1993) Jesper Thilo 1941–2026 · Danish jazz musician Ike Quebec 1918–1963 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1963) Sahib Shihab 1925–1989 · American jazz musician, saxophonist and flutist (1925–1989) David S. Ware 1949–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1949–2012) Fred Anderson 1929–2010 · American saxophonist (1929–2010) Trevor Watts b. 1939 · English jazz musician Gordon Goodwin 1954–2025 · American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and… Buddy Johnson 1915–1977 · American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader… Gigi Gryce 1925–1983 · American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist… Bobbi Humphrey b. 1950 · American soul-jazz musician Percy Jones b. 1947 · Welsh musician Ernie Henry 1926–1957 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1957) Bobby Jaspar 1926–1963 · Belgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and… Herbie Fields 1919–1958 · American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1919–1958) Azar Lawrence b. 1953 · American musician Paul McCandless b. 1947 · American musician Wendell Harrison b. 1942 · American musician Dick Morrissey 1940–2000 · British jazz musician (1940–2000) Chu Berry 1908–1941 · American musician (1908–1941) Hans Koller 1921–2003 · Austrian jazz musician (1921-2003) Euge Groove b. 1962 · American musical artist Quantic b. 1980 · British musician Wilton Felder 1940–2015 · American musician (1940–2015) Spike Robinson 1930–2001 · American musician (1930-2001) Julian Argüelles b. 1966 · British musician Frank Morgan 1933–2007 · American jazz saxophonist (1933–2007) Hal Singer 1919–2020 · American musician (1919–2020) Gianni Basso 1931–2009 · Italian conductor, composer, clarinetist, saxophonist and… Jane Ira Bloom b. 1955 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Herschel Evans 1909–1939 · American musician (1909–1939) Alfred 23 Harth b. 1949 · German musician and composer Zbigniew Seifert 1946–1979 · Polish musician (1946-1979) Hanna Paulsberg b. 1987 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist, composer Emil Mangelsdorff 1925–2022 · German jazz musician (1925–2022) Nino Tempo 1935–2025 · American actor, musician and singer (1935–2025) Red Holloway 1927–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1927–2012) Kidd Jordan 1935–2023 · American saxophonist (1935–2023) Benjamin Herman b. 1968 · Dutch saxophonist Sakari Kukko b. 1953 · Finnish musician John Carter 1929–1991 · American jazz musician (1929–1991) David Sánchez b. 1968 · Puerto Rican musician Jay Beckenstein b. 1951 · American musician Arthur Doyle 1944–2014 · American musician (1944-2014) James Senese 1945–2025 · Italian saxophonist, composer, and singer-songwriter Adrian Rollini 1903–1956 · American jazz musician (1903–1956) Gil Mellé 1931–2004 · American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004) Jeff Coffin b. 1965 · American musician John Handy b. 1933 · American jazz musician Rick Margitza b. 1961 · American musician Prince Lasha 1929–2008 · American jazz musician (1929–2008) Ronnie Scott 1927–1996 · British jazz saxophonist (1927–1996) Jimmy Hastings 1938–2024 · British musician (1938–2024) Otto Hardwick 1904–1970 · American musician (1904–1970) Hans Ulrik b. 1965 · Jazz saxophonists Émile Parisien b. 1982 · French saxophonist Mars Williams 1955–2023 · American musician (1955–2023) Greg Abate b. 1947 · jazz musician Jimmy Hamilton 1917–1994 · American jazz musician (1917–1994) Don Menza b. 1936 · American jazz saxophonist Massimo Urbani 1957–1993 · Italian musician (1957–1993) Noah Howard 1943–2010 · American musician (1943–2010) Bjarne Nerem 1923–1991 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist (1923–1991) Sam Butera 1927–2009 · American musician (1927–2009) Sonny Red 1932–1981 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1932–1981) Peter King 1940–2020 · British musician (1940–2020) Soweto Kinch b. 1978 · British jazz musician Tim Garland b. 1966 · British musician Peanuts Hucko 1918–2003 · American jazz musician (1918-2003) Manny Albam 1922–2001 · musician and composer (1922–2001) Hans Dulfer b. 1940 · Dutch tenor saxophone player Walter Smith III b. 1980 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Joe Temperley 1929–2016 · Scottish jazz saxophonist (1929–2016) Piet Noordijk 1932–2011 · Dutch saxophonist (1932-2011) Boyd Atkins 1900–1965 · American musician Doc Cheatham 1905–1997 · American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905-1997) Dean Benedetti 1922–1957 · American musician (1922–1957) Wayne Escoffery b. 1975 · American musician Nick Brignola 1936–2002 · American jazz baritone saxophonist (1936–2002) Hal McKusick 1924–2012 · American jazz flautist and saxophonist (1924–2012) Lew Tabackin b. 1940 · American musician Don Redman 1900–1964 · American musician (1900–1964) Lotte Anker b. 1958 · Danish jazz saxophonist and composer Vido Musso 1913–1982 · Italian musician (1913–1982) Boyd Raeburn 1913–1966 · American musician (1913–1966) Gary Smulyan b. 1956 · American jazz baritone saxophonist Håkon Kornstad b. 1977 · Jazz Saxophonist Eddie Shaw 1937–2018 · African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson b. 1965 · American musician Géraldine Laurent b. 1975 · French jazz saxophonist Hadley Caliman 1932–2010 · American saxophonist (1932-2010) Buster Bailey 1902–1967 · American musician (1902-1967) Jonas Kullhammar b. 1978 · Swedish jazz musician Al Sears 1910–1990 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1910-1990) George Garzone b. 1950 · American musician (born 1950) Bob Belden 1956–2015 · American musician (1956–2015) Makanda Ken McIntyre 1931–2001 · American jazz musician and composer (1931-2001) Ernie Wilkins 1920–1999 · American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger Shabaka Hutchings b. 1984 · English musical artist Rosa King 1939–2000 · American musician Joe Maneri 1927–2009 · American composer, jazz musician and microtonal innovator… John Altman b. 1949 · British film composer John Jorgenson b. 1956 · American musician Walter Parazaider 1945–2026 · American woodwind musician (1945–2026) Jerzy Matuszkiewicz 1928–2021 · Polish musician (1928-2021) Seva Novgorodsev b. 1940 · British radio presenter Budd Johnson 1910–1984 · American musician (1910-1984) Roy Nathanson b. 1951 · American musician Dayna Stephens b. 1978 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Charles Neville 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Alan Davie 1920–2014 · British artist (1920-2014) Bernie McGann 1937–2013 · Australian saxophonist (1937–2013) Harry Arnold 1920–1971 · Swedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader (1920–1971) Ben Wendel b. 1976 · American jazz musician Ronnie Ross 1933–1991 · Jazz saxophonist (1933–1991) Leo Wright 1933–1991 · American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist… Claude Luter 1923–2006 · French musician (1923–2006) Art Porter, Jr. 1961–1996 · American musician (1961-1996) Bruno Spoerri b. 1935 · Swiss musician Lakecia Benjamin b. 1986 · musical artist Big Nick Nicholas 1922–1997 · American jazz saxophonist and singer (1922–1997) Byard Lancaster 1942–2012 · American jazz musician (1942–2012) Gary Thomas b. 1960 · American musician John Gilmore 1931–1995 · American tenor saxophonist (1931–1995) Moe Koffman 1928–2001 · Canadian musician (1928–2001) Petter Wettre b. 1967 · Norwegian musician Norihiko Hibino b. 1973 · Japanese composer Sam Most 1930–2013 · American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist… Gerd Dudek 1938–2022 · German musician (1938–2022) Alan Skidmore b. 1942 · British saxophonist Shep Fields 1910–1981 · American jazz bandleader (1910–1981) Peter Opsvik 1939–2024 · furniture designer Sylvain Beuf b. 1964 · French clarinetist Harlan Leonard 1905–1983 · American musician (1905–1983) Omer Simeon 1902–1959 · American jazz clarinetist (1902–1959) Lisa Werlinder b. 1972 · Swedish musician LeRoi Moore 1961–2008 · American musician (1961-2008) Leszek Żądło b. 1945 · Polish jazz musician Ross Mintzer b. 1987 · American jazz saxophonist, guitarist, singer-songwriter… Hal Kemp 1904–1940 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader… Urs Leimgruber b. 1952 · Swiss saxophonist Joe Viera 1932–2024 · German saxophonist and music educator (1932–2024) Steve Lehman b. 1978 · American musician Lenny Pickett b. 1954 · American saxophonist and musical director Vi Redd 1928–2022 · American jazz altosaxophonist, singer and educator… Alvin Tyler 1925–1998 · American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger Ed Wynne b. 1961 · English guitarist and keyboardist Lennart Åberg 1942–2021 · Swedish saxophonist (1942–2021) Bodil Niska b. 1954 · Norwegian musician Billy Harper b. 1943 · American musician Tubby Hayes 1935–1973 · British jazz musician (1935-1973) Chris Speed b. 1967 · American musician Trygve Seim b. 1971 · Norwegian jazz musician Plas Johnson 1931–2026 · American musician Tony Kofi b. 1966 · British musician Bill Perkins 1924–2003 · American jazz musician (1924–2003) Frans Bak b. 1958 · Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist Adam Pierończyk b. 1970 · Polish saxophonist and jazz musician Larry Ochs b. 1949 · American jazz saxophonist John Jenkins 1931–1993 · American jazz saxophonist (1931–1993) Jeff Kashiwa b. 1963 · American musician Mikko Innanen b. 1978 · Finnish saxophonist and composer Steve Houben 1950–2026 · Belgian musician Frank Teschemacher 1906–1932 · American musician (1906–1932) Jim Galloway 1936–2014 · Canadian musician (1936–2014) Leo Parker 1925–1962 · American musician (1925–1962) Pat LaBarbera b. 1944 · American-born Canadian jazz musician Bob Malach b. 1954 · American musician Alan Wakeman b. 1947 · English musician Mario Bauzá Cárdenas 1911–1993 · Cuban-American musician, composer, and founder of… Brian Hopper b. 1943 · British saxophonist Lee Allen 1927–1994 · American saxophonist (1927-1994) Sean Bergin 1948–2012 · South African-Dutch saxophonist and flautist Gary Foster 1936–2026 · Musician, Instrumentalist Myron Walden b. 1973 · American musician Bobby Militello b. 1950 · American musician Paul Jeffrey 1933–2015 · American musician (1933–2015) Zim Ngqawana 1959–2011 · South African jazz musician Marcus Strickland b. 1979 · American jazz soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist Dudu Pukwana 1938–1990 · South African musician (1938–1990) Rain Sultanov b. 1965 · Azerbaijani jazz saxophonist Roger Wolfe Kahn 1907–1962 · American composer (1907–1962) Marcelo Peralta 1961–2020 · Argentine musician Dave Schildkraut 1925–1998 · American musician (1925–1998) Gene Sedric 1907–1963 · American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (1907-1963) Johnny Bothwell 1919–1995 · American musician (1919–1995) Monty Waters 1938–2008 · American jazz musician (1938–2008) Jeff Clayton 1955–2020 · American musician (1955–2020) Jack Sels 1922–1970 · Belgian musician (1922-1970) Teddy Hill 1909–1978 · American musician (1909–1978) Scott Robinson b. 1959 · American jazz musician Pete Christlieb b. 1945 · American musician Harold Battiste 1931–2015 · American music composer, arranger, performer, and teacher… Teddy Stauffer 1909–1991 · Swiss bandleader (1909-1991) Craig Handy b. 1962 · American tenor saxophonist Denys Baptiste b. 1969 · British musician Shinji Takeda b. 1972 · Japanese actor and musician Andy Hamilton 1918–2012 · British jazz saxophonist (1918–2012) Paul Quinichette 1916–1983 · American saxophonist and jazz musician (1916-1983) Aaron Sachs 1923–2014 · American musician (1923-2014) Susanne Alt b. 1978 · Dutch musician Fatty George 1927–1982 · Austrian musician (1927–1982) Steve Marcus 1939–2005 · American musician (1939-2005) Glenn Ferris b. 1950 · American jazz trombonist Steve Williamson b. 1964 · English musician Eugenio Colombo b. 1953 · Italian musician Russell Procope 1908–1981 · American musician (1908–1981) Big Jay McNeely 1927–2018 · American rhythm and blues saxophonist (1927–2018) René McLean b. 1946 · American jazz musician Pete Brown 1906–1963 · American musician (1906–1963) Jimmy Mundy 1907–1983 · American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer… Jimmy Joy 1902–1962 · musician (1902–1962) Daniel Huck 1948–2026 · French clarinetist Totti Bergh 1930–2012 · Norwegian musician (1935–2012) Curtis Amy 1929–2002 · American musician (1929-2002) Pony Poindexter 1926–1988 · American musician (1926-1988) Luther Thomas 1950–2009 · American musician (1950-2009) Frøy Aagre b. 1977 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist Harold Ashby 1925–2003 · American musician (1925–2003) Boots Mussulli 1917–1967 · Italian-American jazz saxophonist (1915-1967) Øivind Bergh 1909–1987 · Norwegian conductor, violinist and musician (1909-1987) Tab Smith 1909–1971 · American saxophonist (1909–1971) Abe Most 1920–2002 · American jazz musician (1920-2002) Steve Potts b. 1943 · American musician Sam Donahue 1918–1974 · American musician (1918–1974) Frank Socolow 1923–1981 · American musician (1923-1981) Willie Smith 1910–1967 · American musician (1910–1967) Cecil Scott 1905–1964 · American musician (1905–1964) Buddy Catlett 1933–2014 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist (1933-2014) Bill Barron 1927–1989 · American musician (1927–1989) Atle Nymo b. 1977 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist Joe Muranyi 1928–2012 · American jazz clarinetist (1928-2012) Toufic Farroukh b. 1958 · Lebanese jazz musician Eric Darius b. 1982 · American musician Casey Benjamin 1978–2024 · American musician (1978–2024) Tony Pastor 1907–1969 · American musician (1907–1969) Geir Lysne b. 1965 · Norwegian musician Fredrik Ljungkvist b. 1969 · Swedish jazz musician Dan Levinson b. 1965 · American musician Antonio Hart b. 1968 · American musician Sam Taylor 1916–1990 · American jazz and blues saxophonist (1916–1990) George Howard 1956–1998 · American jazz saxophonist (1956–1988) Andrzej Zaucha 1949–1991 · Polish jazz musician (1949–1991) Winston Mankunku Ngozi 1943–2009 · South African musician (1943–2009) Ralph Bowen b. 1961 · Canadian musician Peter Schilperoort 1919–1990 · Dutch musician (1919–1990) Gene Quill 1927–1988 · American jazz saxophonist (1927–1988) Carlos Ward 1940–2026 · American musician Walter Benton 1930–2000 · American jazz musician (1930–2000) Alvin Batiste 1932–2007 · American clarinetist (1932-2007) Tony Parenti 1900–1972 · American musician (1900–1972) Eddie Barefield 1909–1991 · American jazz musician (1909–1991) Phil Urso 1925–2008 · American jazz saxophonist (1925–2008) Scheila Gonzalez b. 1971 · American musician Vince Giordano b. 1952 · American musician and arranger Gus Bivona 1915–1996 · American musician (1915–1996) Toots Mondello 1911–1992 · American musician (1911-1992) Bubba Brooks 1922–2002 · American musician Bob Mover b. 1952 · American jazz saxophonist and vocalist Ziggy Elman 1914–1968 · American musician Lenny Hambro 1923–1995 · American jazz musician (1923–1995) Hal McIntyre 1914–1959 · American musician (1914-1959) Joe Darensbourg 1906–1985 · American musician (1906–1985) Ernie Caceres 1911–1971 · American musician (1911–1971) Danny Polo 1901–1949 · American musician (1901-1949) Buck Hill 1927–2017 · American musician (1927–2017) Bull Moose Jackson 1919–1989 · American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist… Mike Osborne 1941–2007 · British musician (1941–2007) Michael Marcus b. 1952 · American musician Bob Downes b. 1937 · British jazz musician Paul Shapiro b. 1956 · American musician; jazz, world, and klezmer saxophonist… Don Wilkerson 1932–1986 · American musician Mikołaj Trzaska b. 1966 · Polish jazz musician Sergey Letov b. 1956 · Russian musician Jack McVea 1914–2000 · American musician (1914–2000) Abe Aaron 1910–1970 · jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (1910–1970) Edgar Sampson 1907–1973 · American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and… Faruq Z. Bey 1942–2012 · American musician (1942–2012) Jack Montrose 1928–2006 · American musician (1928–2006) Kippie Moeketsi 1925–1983 · South African saxophonist and jazz musician (1925-1983) Bob Enevoldsen 1920–2005 · American musician (1920–2005) Eddie Miller 1911–1991 · American saxophonist and clarinetist (1911–1991) Roland Alexander 1935–2006 · musician (1935-2006) Jimmy Skidmore 1916–1998 · British musician Bob Gordon 1928–1955 · American musician (1928–1955) Buster Smith 1904–1991 · Jazz alto saxophonist (1904-1991) Danny Bank 1922–2010 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist… Shafi Hadi 1929–1976 · American jazz saxophonist (1929–1976) Einar Aaron Swan 1903–1940 · American musician, arranger and composer Peggy Gilbert 1905–2007 · American musician (1905–2007) Benny Green 1927–1998 · British jazz saxophonist and writer (1927-1998) Stump Evans 1904–1928 · American musician (1904–1928) Jay Cameron 1928–2001 · baritone saxophonist Joe Garland 1903–1977 · American musician (1903-1977) Herbie Steward 1926–2003 · American musician (1926–2003) George E. Lee 1896–1958 · American musician (1896–1958) Ray Abrams 1920–1992 · Jazz tenor saxophonist (1920–1992) Charlie Fowlkes 1916–1980 · American musician (1916–1980) Brian Smith b. 1939 · jazz saxophonist and flautist from New Zealand Bert Wilson 1939–2013 · American saxophonist (1939-2013) Rolf Billberg 1930–1966 · Swedish musician (1930-1966) Seldon Powell 1928–1997 · American musician (1928–1997) Dick Wilson 1911–1941 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1911-1941) Fletcher Allen 1905–1995 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer… Johnny Scott 1938–2010 · Canadian jazz musician Norris Turney 1921–2001 · American musician (1921-2001) Willie Lewis 1905–1971 · American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician (1905–1971) Hilton Jefferson 1903–1968 · American jazz saxophonist (1903–1968) Vic Ash 1930–2014 · British musician (1930–2014) Pete King 1929–2009 · British jazz musician (1929–2009) Med Flory 1926–2014 · American actor and jazz musician (1926-2014) Moses Khumalo 1979–2006 · South African musician (1979–2006) Sandy Mosse 1929–1983 · American musician (1929-1983) Happy Caldwell 1903–1978 · American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (1903-1978) Hank Levy 1927–2001 · American musician (1927–2001) Kamil Běhounek 1916–1983 · Czech accordionist and composer (1916–1983) Buddy Featherstonhaugh 1909–1976 · English jazz saxophonist (1909-1976) Will Heard b. 1993 · British musician Carl Brandt 1914–1991 · American musician (1914-1991)