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Jazz tenor saxophonists

114 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.

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and is a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones that have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭2 to E5 (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists". The tenor saxophone uses a larger mouthpiece, reed and ligature than the alto and soprano saxophones. Visually, it is easily distinguished by the curve in its neck, or its crook, near the mouthpiece. The alto saxophone lacks this and its neck goes straight to the mouthpiece.

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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) Lester Young 1909–1959 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) Jan Garbarek b. 1947 · Norwegian saxophonist and composer (born 1947) Archie Shepp b. 1937 · American jazz musician Pharoah Sanders 1940–2022 · American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022) Benny Golson 1929–2024 · American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer… Joe Henderson 1937–2001 · American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001) Gato Barbieri 1932–2016 · Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016) Klaus Doldinger 1936–2025 · German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist… Zoot Sims 1925–1985 · American jazz saxophonist David Murray b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Johnny Griffin 1928–2008 · American musician (1928–2008) Grover Washington Jr. 1943–1999 · American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999) James Moody 1925–2010 · American jazz musician (1925-2010) Hank Mobley 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Joe Lovano b. 1952 · American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist Gene Ammons 1925–1974 · American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922–1986 · American saxophonist (1922–1986) Dave Liebman b. 1946 · American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Joshua Redman b. 1969 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Michael Brecker 1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007) Al Cohn 1925–1988 · American saxophonist (1925-1988) Clifford Jordan 1931–1993 · American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993) Jimmy Heath 1926–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band… Buddy Tate 1912–2001 · American jazz musician (1913–2001) Scott Hamilton b. 1954 · American musician Chico Freeman b. 1949 · American saxophonist Sam Rivers 1923–2011 · American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011) Jaki Byard 1922–1999 · American musician (1922-1999) Oliver Lake b. 1942 · American musician (born 1942) Illinois Jacquet 1922–2004 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004) Frank Foster 1928–2011 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011) David "Fathead" Newman 1933–2009 · American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist James Carter b. 1969 · American musician Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002) George Adams 1940–1992 · American jazz musician (1940-1992) Don Byas 1912–1972 · American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972) George Coleman b. 1935 · American jazz saxophonist (b. 1935) Harold Land 1928–2001 · American musician (1928–2001) Paul Gonsalves 1920–1974 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1920–1974) Arnett Cobb 1918–1989 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1989) Barney Bigard 1906–1980 · American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980) Juhani Aaltonen b. 1935 · Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist Mark Whitfield b. 1966 · American musician Alfred Ellis 1941–2021 · American saxophonist (1941–2021) Jerry Bergonzi b. 1947 · American jazz musician Guy Lafitte 1927–1998 · French musician (1927–1998) Ravi Coltrane b. 1965 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1965) Marius Neset b. 1985 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Vincent Herring b. 1964 · American jazz musician (born 1964) Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern b. 1952 · Prince of Hohenzollern 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) Yasuaki Shimizu b. 1954 · Japanese saxophonist, composer, music producer (1954-) Tommy Smith b. 1967 · Scottish saxophone player Buddy Collette 1921–2010 · American jazz musician (1921–2010) Melissa Aldana b. 1988 · Chilean saxophonist Von Freeman 1923–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012) Tony Coe 1934–2023 · British jazz musician (saxophones, clarinet, flute) and… Bennie Maupin b. 1940 · American musician Antti Sarpila b. 1964 · Finnish jazz clarinetist Jim Pepper 1941–1992 · American Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician (1941-1992) Jesper Thilo 1941–2026 · Danish jazz musician David S. Ware 1949–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1949–2012) George Cassidy 1936–2023 · Northern Irish jazz musician Azar Lawrence b. 1953 · American musician Dick Morrissey 1940–2000 · British jazz musician (1940–2000) Bobby Wellins 1936–2016 · Scottish jazz musician (1936–2016) Nino Tempo 1935–2025 · American actor, musician and singer (1935–2025) David Sánchez b. 1968 · Puerto Rican musician Gil Mellé 1931–2004 · American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004) Rick Margitza b. 1961 · American musician Don Menza b. 1936 · American jazz saxophonist Bjarne Nerem 1923–1991 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist (1923–1991) Hans Dulfer b. 1940 · Dutch tenor saxophone player Lew Tabackin b. 1940 · American musician Håkon Kornstad b. 1977 · Jazz Saxophonist Heinz Sauer b. 1932 · German jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader Javon Jackson b. 1965 · American musician Ernie Wilkins 1920–1999 · American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger Shabaka Hutchings b. 1984 · English musical artist Bruno Spoerri b. 1935 · Swiss musician Gary Thomas b. 1960 · American musician Alan Skidmore b. 1942 · British saxophonist Leszek Żądło b. 1945 · Polish jazz musician Ross Mintzer b. 1987 · American jazz saxophonist, guitarist, singer-songwriter… Alvin Tyler 1925–1998 · American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger Harold Vick 1936–1987 · American musician (1936-1987) Lennart Åberg 1942–2021 · Swedish saxophonist (1942–2021) Billy Harper b. 1943 · American musician Plas Johnson 1931–2026 · American musician Bheki Mseleku 1955–2008 · South African musician (1955–2008) Bob Malach b. 1954 · American musician Alan Wakeman b. 1947 · English musician Scott Robinson b. 1959 · American jazz musician Craig Handy b. 1962 · American tenor saxophonist Gérard Badini 1931–2025 · French jazz musician (1931–2025) Steve Marcus 1939–2005 · American musician (1939-2005) Big Jay McNeely 1927–2018 · American rhythm and blues saxophonist (1927–2018) Adrián Terrazas-González b. 1975 · Mexican musician J. R. Monterose 1927–1993 · American musician (1927–1993) Paul Shapiro b. 1956 · American musician; jazz, world, and klezmer saxophonist… Bootsie Barnes 1937–2020 · American saxophonist (1937–2020) Eddie Miller 1911–1991 · American saxophonist and clarinetist (1911–1991)