Tony Coe
Sign in to saveBritish jazz musician (saxophones, clarinet, flute) and composer (1934-2023)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934-11-29
- Died
- 2023-03-16
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Picturing the genders
- Investigative interviewing
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- Listeners
- 1,937
- Total plays
- 9,356
Tags
UKjazzenglishAvantgarde Jazzsound collage
An adventurous and flexible improviser, Tony Coe has long been one of England's top jazzmen. He has performed in settings ranging from straight-ahead bop and borderline Dixieland to post-bop and free, keeping his own strong musical personality intact throughout his career. Coe started on clarinet and was self-taught on tenor. He performed in an Army band during 1953-1956 and played with Humphrey Lyttelton's mainstream group during 1957-1962. After heading his own band (1962-1964) <a href="https:
Key dates
- Born
- 29 November 1934
- Died
- 16 March 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tony
- Family name
- Coe
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Canterbury
- Place of death
- Canterbury
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz