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David Sanborn
American saxophonist
browse: jazz musicians, saxophonists, composers
dead
- born
- 1945
- died
- 2024
- age at death
- 78
- known for
- jazz musician, saxophonist, composer
1945 – 2024

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who david sanborn is
David William Sanborn was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing the saxophone at the age of 11 and released his first solo album, Taking Off, in 1975.
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