Phil Woods
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer (1931–2015)
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- Born
- 1931-11-02
- Died
- 2015-09-29
- Works
- 17
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- Daily Skid
- Search for Santa
- Canterbury Tales
- Therapeutic Interventions for Forensic Mental Health Nurses
- Life in E Flat - The Autobiography of Phil Woods
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Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He studied music with Lennie Tristano, who influenced him greatly, at the Manhattan School of Music and at the Juilliard School. His friend, Joe Lopes, coached him on clarinet as there was no saxophone major at Juilliard at the time. Although he did not copy Charlie "Bird" Parker <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/P
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Key dates
- Born
- 2 November 1931
- Died
- 29 September 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Woods
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Springfield
- Place of death
- Stroudsburg
- Spouse
- Chan Parker
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Manhattan School of Music
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
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