saxophonists
27 notable saxophonists on file — 0 still here, 27 not.
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Benny Golson
deadAmerican bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger
1929 – 2024
David Sanborn
deadAmerican saxophonist
1945 – 2024
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Dick Parry
deadBritish musician
1942 – 2026
Garth Hudson
deadCanadian multi-instrumentalist
1937 – 2025
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Hermeto Pascoal
deadBrazilian composer, musician and record producer
1936 – 2025
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Lou Donaldson
deadAmerican saxophonist
1926 – 2024
Klaus Doldinger
deadGerman musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist
1936 – 2025
Michał Urbaniak
deadPolish jazz musician
1943 – 2025
Les Brown
deadAmerican bandleader
1912 – 2001
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Michel Portal
deadFrench composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
1935 – 2026
Luís Fernando Veríssimo
deadBrazilian writer
1936 – 2025
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James Chance
deadAmerican saxophonist, composer, singer and pianist
1953 – 2024
Jimmy Hastings
deadBritish musician
1938 – 2024
Walter Parazaider
deadAmerican woodwind musician
1945 – 2026
Nino Tempo
deadAmerican actor, musician and singer
1935 – 2025
Jesper Thilo
deadDanish jazz musician
1941 – 2026
Plas Johnson
deadAmerican musician
1931 – 2026
Jean-Marie Londeix
deadFrench musician
1932 – 2025
James Senese
deadItalian saxophonist, composer, and singer-songwriter
1945 – 2025
Eugene Rousseau
deadAmerican musician
1932 – 2024
Ken Peplowski
deadAmerican musician
1959 – 2026
Gary Foster
deadMusician, Instrumentalist
1936 – 2026
Lloyd Miller
deadAmerican jazz musician
1938 – 2024
Steve Houben
deadBelgian musician
1950 – 2026
Daniel Huck
deadFrench clarinetist
1948 – 2026
Joe Viera
deadGerman saxophonist and music educator
1932 – 2024
Carlos Ward
deadAmerican musician
1940 – 2026