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Albert Ronald "Ronnie" Ross (2 October 1933, Calcutta, India – 12 December 1991, London, England) was a jazz baritone saxophonist. Born in India to Scottish parents, Ross moved to England in 1946 and was educated at the Perse School in Cambridge. He began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with Tony Kinsey, Ted Heath, and Don Rendell. During his tenure with Rendell, he switched to baritone saxophone. He played at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 and formed a group called the Jazz Makers with
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ross
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kolkata
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- baritone saxophone
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- date of death
- 1991-12-12
- date of birth
- 1933-10-02
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
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