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Jazz tenor saxophonists

112 jazz musicians in the atlas play tenor saxophone, including John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Manu Dibango and Dexter Gordon. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

John Coltrane 1926–1967 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) Sonny Rollins 1930–2026 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026) Stan Getz 1927–1991 · American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) Manu Dibango 1933–2020 · Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist… Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) Wayne Shorter 1933–2023 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023) Jan Garbarek b. 1947 · Norwegian saxophonist and composer (born 1947) Lester Young 1909–1959 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) 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… Pharoah Sanders 1940–2022 · American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022) Gato Barbieri 1932–2016 · Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016) Joe Henderson 1937–2001 · American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001) Grover Washington Jr. 1943–1999 · American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999) Michael Brecker 1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007) Joshua Redman b. 1969 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Zoot Sims 1925–1985 · American jazz saxophonist David Murray b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) Jimmy Heath 1926–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band… Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Johnny Griffin 1928–2008 · American musician (1928–2008) James Moody 1925–2010 · American jazz musician (1925-2010) Joe Lovano b. 1952 · American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist Hank Mobley 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Oliver Lake b. 1942 · American musician (born 1942) Gene Ammons 1925–1974 · American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974) Barney Bigard 1906–1980 · American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922–1986 · American saxophonist (1922–1986) Clifford Jordan 1931–1993 · American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993) Frank Foster 1928–2011 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011) Jaki Byard 1922–1999 · American musician (1922-1999) Don Byas 1912–1972 · American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972) Dave Liebman b. 1946 · American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist Sam Rivers 1923–2011 · American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011) James Carter b. 1969 · American musician Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002) Al Cohn 1925–1988 · American saxophonist (1925-1988) George Adams 1940–1992 · American jazz musician (1940-1992) Chico Freeman b. 1949 · American saxophonist Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern b. 1952 · Prince of Hohenzollern Paul Gonsalves 1920–1974 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1920–1974) Lou Marini b. 1945 · American saxophonist, arranger and composer Harold Land 1928–2001 · American musician (1928–2001) Ravi Coltrane b. 1965 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1965) George Coleman b. 1935 · American jazz saxophonist (b. 1935) Buddy Tate 1912–2001 · American jazz musician (1913–2001) Ricky Ford b. 1954 · American jazz tenor saxophonist Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer Mark Whitfield b. 1966 · American musician Alfred Ellis 1941–2021 · American saxophonist (1941–2021) Scott Hamilton b. 1954 · American musician George Cassidy 1936–2023 · Northern Irish jazz musician Bennie Maupin b. 1940 · American musician Melissa Aldana b. 1988 · Chilean saxophonist Illinois Jacquet 1922–2004 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004) Dick Morrissey 1940–2000 · British jazz musician (1940–2000) Charlie Rouse 1924–1988 · American musician (1924–1988) 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) Buddy Collette 1921–2010 · American jazz musician (1921–2010) Marius Neset b. 1985 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Von Freeman 1923–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012) Juhani Aaltonen b. 1935 · Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist Jesper Thilo 1941–2026 · Danish jazz musician Jim Pepper 1941–1992 · American Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician (1941-1992) Bjarne Nerem 1923–1991 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist (1923–1991) Azar Lawrence b. 1953 · American musician Guy Lafitte 1927–1998 · French musician (1927–1998) Ernie Wilkins 1920–1999 · American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger Shabaka Hutchings b. 1984 · English musical artist Ross Mintzer b. 1987 · American jazz saxophonist, guitarist, singer-songwriter… Don Menza b. 1936 · American jazz saxophonist David Sánchez b. 1968 · Puerto Rican musician Bobby Wellins 1936–2016 · Scottish jazz musician (1936–2016) Yasuaki Shimizu b. 1954 · Japanese saxophonist, composer, music producer (1954-) David S. Ware 1949–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1949–2012) Alvin Tyler 1925–1998 · American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger Vincent Herring b. 1964 · American jazz musician (born 1964) Lennart Åberg 1942–2021 · Swedish saxophonist (1942–2021) Gil Mellé 1931–2004 · American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004) Tommy Smith b. 1967 · Scottish saxophone player Håkon Kornstad b. 1977 · Jazz Saxophonist Heinz Sauer b. 1932 · German jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader Alan Wakeman b. 1947 · English musician Alan Skidmore b. 1942 · British saxophonist Antti Sarpila b. 1964 · Finnish jazz clarinetist Tony Coe 1934–2023 · British jazz musician (saxophones, clarinet, flute) and… Leszek Żądło b. 1945 · Polish jazz musician Jerry Bergonzi b. 1947 · American jazz musician Rick Margitza b. 1961 · American musician Lew Tabackin b. 1940 · American musician Gérard Badini 1931–2025 · French jazz musician (1931–2025) Bob Malach b. 1954 · American musician Bheki Mseleku 1955–2008 · South African musician (1955–2008) Barney Wilen 1937–1996 · French saxophonist (1937-1996) Harold Vick 1936–1987 · American musician (1936-1987) Adrián Terrazas-González b. 1975 · Mexican musician Bruno Spoerri b. 1935 · Swiss musician Billy Harper b. 1943 · American musician Plas Johnson 1931–2026 · American musician Scott Robinson b. 1959 · American jazz musician Javon Jackson b. 1965 · American musician Craig Handy b. 1962 · American tenor saxophonist Big Jay McNeely 1927–2018 · American rhythm and blues saxophonist (1927–2018) Bootsie Barnes 1937–2020 · American saxophonist (1937–2020) Paul Shapiro b. 1956 · American musician; jazz, world, and klezmer saxophonist… Eddie Miller 1911–1991 · American saxophonist and clarinetist (1911–1991) J. R. Monterose 1927–1993 · American musician (1927–1993) Steve Marcus 1939–2005 · American musician (1939-2005)