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Walter Parazaider
American woodwind musician
browse: jazz musicians, saxophonists
dead
- born
- 1945
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 81
- known for
- jazz musician, saxophonist, clarinetist
1945 β 2026

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who walter parazaider is
Walter Joseph Parazaider was an American woodwind musician who was a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He was best known for being one-third of Chicago's brass and woodwind section alongside Lee Loughnane and James Pankow. Parazaider played saxophone, flute, and clarinet, and occasionally played guitar as well.
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