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American jazz saxophonists

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Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)
Keith Jarrett
American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945)
John Zorn
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022)
Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist (1936–1970)
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician (1935-1977)
Maceo Parker
American saxophonist and composer
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist (1930–2003)
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist (1907–1970)
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982)
Jack Nitzsche
American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer (1937-2000)
Jimmy Giuffre
American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008)
Kenny Garrett
American musician
James Moody
American jazz musician (1925-2010)
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader (1913-1991)
Kamasi Washington
American saxophonist and bandleader
Paul Winter
American saxophonist
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934–1971)
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980)
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993)
Tom Scott
American jazz musician (born 1948)
Harry Carney
American jazz musician (1910–1974)
Chris Potter
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
Oliver Lake
American musician (born 1942)
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914-2000)
David Murray
American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet)
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music (1930-2014)
Al Cohn
American saxophonist (1925-1988)
Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer (1925–2008)
James McBride
American writer
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011)
Billy Tipton
American jazz musician, bandleader and talent agent (1914–1989)
Les Brown
American bandleader (1912–2001)
Hubert Laws
American flutist and saxophonist
Bob Berg
American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002)
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
Lou Marini
American saxophonist, arranger and composer
Frank Wess
American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger
Don Redman
American musician (1900–1964)
James Chance
American saxophonist, composer, singer and pianist (1953–2024)
Sahib Shihab
American jazz musician, saxophonist and flutist (1925–1989)
Herschel Evans
American musician (1909–1939)
Harold Land
American musician (1928–2001)
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician (1901–1956)
Ricky Ford
American jazz tenor saxophonist
Eddie Daniels
American musician
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
Howard Johnson
American musician (1941–2021)
Arthur Blythe
American musician (1940–2017)
Harry Manfredini
American composer
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist (1941–2021)
Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist (1938-1995)
Mark Turner
American saxophonist and composer
Gigi Gryce
American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator (1925–1983)
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
George Coleman
American jazz saxophonist (b. 1935)
Kirk Whalum
American musician