Courtney Pine

Person · Open Library

Works

1

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Known for

• The 1970s: Those Were the Days — Self - Musician2024
• Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes — Self2012
• Spy Games — Jazz Band Member1999
• Later... with Jools Holland — Self1992
• The Ronn Lucas Show — Self1990
• Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis — Himself1988
• Doctor Who — Jazz Quartet1963

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1964-03-18

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

69,066

Total plays

519,269

While classified as a jazz musician, Courtney Pine melds a wide variety of influences into his music. The saxophonist and clarinetist has deftly incorporated reggae, electronica, hip-hop, funk and Eastern sounds into his boundary-defying repertoire, working alongside luminaries in each genre. Pine began performing professionally as a teenager, forming the hard-bop outfit Dwarf Steps. From there he toured and recorded with reggae artists General Saint and Clint Eastwood. <a href="https://www.l

via Last.fm · Courtney Pine

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Courtney

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Greater London

Occupation

saxophonist

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Academic degree

doctorate

Genre

reggae

Instrument

clarinet

Official website

www.courtneypine.co.uk

Image

Courtney Pine.jpg

via Wikidata · CC0