Jazz saxophonists

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