Steve Lacy
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz musician (1934–2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934-07-23
- Died
- 2004-06-04
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Posey, the last Indian war
- Prospectus
- Findings
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,166,671
- Total plays
- 294,163,034
Tags
free jazzjazzrnbsaxophoneAvant-Garde Jazz
There are two major artists known as Steve Lacy. (1) Steve Lacy (July 23, 1934 – June 4, 2004), born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone. Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive dixieland musician, Lacy went on to a long and prolific career. He worked extensively in experimental jazz and to a lesser extent in free improvisation, but Lacy's music was typically melodic a
Key dates
- Born
- 23 July 1934
- Died
- 4 June 2004
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Norman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Boston
- Spouse
- Irene Aebi
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- jazz
Connections
Categories
1934 births2004 deaths20th-century American male musicians20th-century American saxophonistsAmerican avant-garde musiciansAmerican jazz soprano saxophonistsAmerican male jazz musiciansAmerican male saxophonistsAvant-garde jazz composersAvant-garde jazz saxophonistsBlack Lion Records artistsBYG Actuel artists