Saxophonist

A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone.

The saxophone is perhaps most strongly associated with jazz, but was also featured promiently in early rock and roll and rhythm and blues, in ska, and is used in other musical styles as well.

Famous or notable saxophonists include:

• Pepper Adams
• Julian Cannonball Adderley
• Lee Allen
• Marshall Allen
• Gene Ammons
• Albert Ayler
• Gary Bartz
• Sidney Bechet
• Anthony Braxton
• Michael Brecker
• Willem Breuker
• Peter Brotzmann
• Don Byas
• Harry Carney
• Benny Carter
• Daniel Carter
• Al Cohn
• Ornette Coleman
• John Coltrane
• Ravi Coltrane
• Lol Coxhill
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
• Paul Desmond
• Klaus Doldinger
• Eric Dolphy
• Lou Donaldson
• Candy Dulfer
• Hans Dulfer
• Kenny G
• Stan Getz
• Alfred Gallodoro
• Jan Garbarek
• John Gilmore
• Dexter Gordon
• Wardell Gray
• Coleman Hawkins
• Joe Henderson
• Johnny Hodges
• Illinois Jacquet
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• Lee Konitz
• Dave Koz
• Steve Lacy
• Joe Lovano
• Branford Marsalis
• Sabir Mateen
• Jackie McLean
• Joe McPhee
• Hank Mobley
• Jameel Moondoc
• Marcel Mule
• Gerry Mulligan
• Charlie Parker ("Bird")
• Evan Parker
• Maceo Parker
• Pat Patrick
• Art Pepper
• Sigurd Rascher
• Sonny Rollins
• David Sanborn
• Adolphe Sax
• Saxa
• Zoot Sims
• Wayne Shorter
• Zoot Sims
• Sonny Stitt
• Barbara Thomson
• Frankie Trumbauer ("Tram")
• Mark Turner
• Ken Vandermark
• Eddie Vinson ("Cleanhead")
• David S. Ware
• Ben Webster
• Rudy Wiedoeft
• Lester Young ("Prez")
• John Zorn

Fictional Saxophonists:

• Bleeding Gums Murphy
• Lisa Simpson
• McClintic Sphere

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