Jazz musicians: Western concert flute
8 jazz musicians in the atlas play Western concert flute, including Jimmy Heath, Hubert Laws, Frank Wess, Dave Valentin and Kaori Kobayashi. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.
The Western concert flute can refer to the common C concert flute or to the family of transverse (side-blown) flutes to which the C flute belongs. Almost all are made of metal or wood, or a combination of the two. A musician who plays the flute is often called a "flautist" in British English and a "flutist" in American English. This type of flute is used in many ensembles, including concert bands, military bands, marching bands, orchestras, flute ensembles, and occasionally jazz combos and big bands. Other flutes in this family include the piccolo, the alto flute, and the bass flute. A large repertory of works has been composed for flute.
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Jimmy Heath
1926–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band…
Hubert Laws
b. 1939 · American flutist and saxophonist
Frank Wess
1922–2013 · American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger
Dave Valentin
1952–2017 · American musician (1952-2017)
Kaori Kobayashi
b. 1981 · Japanese saxophonist, flute player, composer, arranger…
Marco Di Meco
b. 1982 · Italian flute player, composer, poet, teacher
Néstor Torres
b. 1957 · Puerto Rican musician
Alan Skidmore
b. 1942 · British saxophonist