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- 1949-07-17
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Chico Freeman is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist born on July 17, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois. Son of the Chicago-based jazz saxophonist Von Freeman, he is a graduate of Northwestern University, with a major in music. A critically acclaimed performer, he is capable of intricate melodies and rhythms. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as part of a movement including Wynton Marsalis of modern players steeped in the traditions of jazz, recording for independent labels like India Navigation and
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- Born
- 17 July 1949
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Freeman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Father
- Von Freeman
- Sibling
- Bernie Hamilton
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- bebop
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1949 births21st-century American male musicians21st-century American saxophonistsAmerican avant-garde musiciansAmerican jazz tenor saxophonistsAmerican male jazz musiciansAmerican male saxophonistsAvant-garde jazz clarinetistsAvant-garde jazz saxophonistsBienen School of Music alumniElektra Records artistsIndia Navigation artists