Saxophonist
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A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone.
Famous saxophonists include:
- Albert Ayler
- Anthony Braxton
- Sidney Bechet
- Michael Brecker
- Benny Carter
- Ornette Coleman
- John Coltrane
- Lol Coxhill
- Dexter Gordon
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Paul Desmond
- Lou Donaldson
- Wardell Gray
- Coleman Hawkins
- Johnny Hodges
- Illinois Jacquet
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- Steve Lacy
- Jackie McLean
- Marcel Mule
- Charlie Parker ("Bird")
- Evan Parker
- Maceo Parker
- Adolphe Sax
- Sonny Stitt
- Frankie Trumbauer ("Tram")
- Eddie Vinson ("Cleanhead")
- Rudy Weidoeft
- Lester Young ("Prez")
- John Zorn
Sax players in fiction:
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Saxophonist" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophonist, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
