List of saxophonists
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For people that played more than one of the types listed, but _primarily_ played only one, please surround the "X"s of the nonprimaries like so: <small>X</small>. As an example, John Coltrane is listed as playing Soprano, Alto and Tenor, but he most definitely played Tenor the most, so the X's for Soprano & Alto have been surrounded in <small> tags.
Let's keep this as a pretty comprehensive list, including the unquestionably great (Coltrane, Parker) with the new guys few have heard of (as long as they actually have recordings [or just mysterious, but widespread fame] out there) - more categorical lists can be made later on.
Eventually a little color should be added - alternating shades for rows and columns (just to make the distinction easier) and probably assigning each Genre a color. Possibly color-code Timespans that fall into "the golden age of jazz" from like 1940-1970 or something. Shade groupings for the standards (alto, tenor, baritone), the lows (bass, etc.) and the others.
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Explanation of columns:
*[[Sopranino saxophone|s]] = [[Sopranino saxophone|Sopranino]]
*[[Soprano saxophone|S]] = [[Soprano saxophone|Soprano]]
*[[Alto saxophone|A]] = [[Alto saxophone|Alto]]
*[[Tenor saxophone|T]] = [[Tenor saxophone|Tenor]]
*[[Baritone saxophone|B]] = [[Baritone saxophone|Baritone]]
*[[Bass saxophone|b]] = [[Bass saxophone|Bass]]
*[[Contrabass saxophone|c]] = [[Contrabass saxophone|Contrabass]]
*[[Subcontrabass saxophone|sc]] = [[Subcontrabass saxophone|Subcontrabass]] (i.e. [[Tubax]])
This page lists all saxophonists. See [[List of jazz saxophonists]] for a list of jazz sax players.
Explanation of indicators:
*X = instrument has been used by person or group
*<small>X</small> = instrument has been used by person or group, but much less often than other X-marked instruments
*C = person or group uses a [[C melody saxophone]] (either as primary instrument, or in addition to the normal tenor sax)
{| class="sortable" border="1" cellpadding="7" style="margin-top: 1em; text-align: center; border: 1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="background: #eeeeee;"
| Name
| Timespan
| [[Sopranino saxophone|s]]
| [[Soprano saxophone|S]]
| [[Alto saxophone|A]]
| [[Tenor saxophone|T]]
| [[Baritone saxophone|B]]
| [[Bass saxophone|b]]
| [[Contrabass saxophone|c]]
| [[Subcontrabass saxophone|sc]]
| [[Music genre|Genre]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Mindi Abair]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1969-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Smooth jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[George Adams (musician)|George Adams]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-1992
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pepper Adams]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1930-1986
|
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Julian "Cannonball" Adderley]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1928-1975
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gerald Albright]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1957-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Eric Alexander]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1968-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lee Allen (musician)|Lee Allen]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-1994
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rhythm and Blues|R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Marshall Allen]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1924-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Joey Ambrose]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1934-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock music|Rock]] / [[Bebop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gene Ammons]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1925-1974
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Fred Anderson (musician)|Fred Anderson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1929-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Albert Ayler]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1936-1970
|
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Greg Banaszak]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]], [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bernardo Baraj]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1944-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]], [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Tango music|Tango]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gato Barbieri]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1934-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Phillip Barham]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1957-
|
| x
| X
| x
|
|
|
|
| [[Classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charlie Barnet]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1913-1991
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Swing]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gary Bartz]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sidney Bechet]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1897-1959
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Han Bennink]]<!--Do not delete; although primarily a drummer Bennink does play saxophones -- see http://www.hanbennink.com/biography.htm http://www1.ttcn.ne.jp/~improvised.co/zdiscg_045_atsugi.html http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r1000_166.htm-->
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1942-
|
| X
|
| C
|
|
|
|
| [[Free Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Peter Bennink]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[Free Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bob Berg]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1951-2002
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sean Bergin]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1948-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jerry Bergonzi]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1947-
|
| x
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Tim Berne]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1954-
|
|
| X
|
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Leon (Chu) Berry|Leon "Chu" Berry]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1908-1941
|
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Serge Bertocchi]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1961-
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
| [[Contemporary classical music|Contemporary]] / [[Classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gary Bias]]
| style="font-family:monospace;" | 1962-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rhythm & Blues|R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jane Ira Bloom]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1955-
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Hamiet Bluiett]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
|
|
|
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Arthur Blythe]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Free Jazz]] / [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Earl Bostic]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1913-1965
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Mwata Bowden]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1947-
|
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[David Bowie]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1947-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charles Brackeen]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|[[Jazz]] / [[Free Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Anthony Braxton]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1945-
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X+F
| C
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Michael Brecker]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1949-2007
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Willem Breuker]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1944-
|
| X
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Nathan Bridges]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1985-
|
| X
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Improv]] / [[Rock music|Rock]] / [[Jazz]] / [[Blues]] / [[Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Nick Brignola]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1936-2002
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[James Briggs (Jimmy the Robot)]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1978-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Ska]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Peter Brötzmann]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1941-
|
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Marion Brown]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1935-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Avant-garde jazz|Avant-garde]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Cornelius Bumpus]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-2004
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Rock music|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Garvin Bushell]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1902-1991
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Don Byas]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1912-1972
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sid Caesar]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1922-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Swing]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ed Calle]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1969-
|
| X
| x
| X
| x
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ronald Caravan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-
| x
| X
| X
| x
|
|
|
|
| [[Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Harry Carney]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1910-1974
|
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pete Carney]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1974-
|
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Acid Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Benny Carter]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1907-2003
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Daniel Carter (musician)|Daniel Carter]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1945-
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Free Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[James Carter (musician)|James Carter]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1969-
| X
| X
| X+F
| C
| X
| X
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Emilio Castillo]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1968-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Soul music|Soul]] / [[Funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Serge Chaloff]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1923-1957
|
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[James Chance]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Improv]] / [[Punk rock|Punk]] / [[Funk]] / [[Free Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pete Christlieb]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1945-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Bebop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Clarence Clemons]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1942-
|
| X
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bill Clinton]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Arnett Cobb]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1918-1989
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jeff Coffin]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1965-
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Paul Cohen (saxophonist)|Paul Cohen]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| [[Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Al Cohn]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1925–1988
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ornette Coleman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1930-
|
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Steve Coleman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1956-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Coltrane]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-1967
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ravi Coltrane]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1965-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lenny Hambro]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1942-1995
|
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Swing]] / [[Bebop]] / [[Mambo (music)|Mambo]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lol Coxhill]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1932-
| X
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Free improvising|Free improv]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sonny Criss]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1927-1977
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ronnie Cuber]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1941-
|
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[King Curtis]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1950-1971
|
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock & Roll]] / [[Soul music|Soul]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis|Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1922-1986
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charles DeChant]]
|
|
| X
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Blue-eyed soul]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chris Dee]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1963-
|
|
|
| X
| <small></small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Daniel Deffayet]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1922-2002
|
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Claude Delangle]]
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Karl Denson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Paul Desmond]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1924-1977
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Stefano di Battista]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1969-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Klaus Doldinger]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1936-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Eric Dolphy]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1928-1964
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lou Donaldson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Hard bop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jimmy Dorsey]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1904-1957
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Big Band]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Paquito D'Rivera]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1948-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[Latin Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Du Yinjiao]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1965-
|
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Steve Duke]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1954-
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Contemporary classical music|Contemporary Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Candy Dulfer]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1969-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Smooth jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Hans Dulfer]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Paul Dunmall]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
| X
|
| C
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jay C. Easton]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1975-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pee Wee Ellis|Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1941-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Booker Ervin]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1930-1970
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ellery Eskelin]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1959-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bill Evans (saxophonist)|Bill Evans]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1958-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Douglas Ewart]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-
| x
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| X
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| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Wilton Felder]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
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| X
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| [[Jazz]] / [[Fusion]] / [[R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bud Freeman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1906-1991
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chico Freeman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1949-
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Wolfgang Fuchs]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1949-
| X
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| [[Free improvising|Free improv]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sam Furnace]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1954-2004
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| X
| X
| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kenny G]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1956-
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| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
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| [[Smooth jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kenny Garrett]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1960-
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| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Alfred Gallodoro]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1913-
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| X
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| [[Jazz]], [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jan Garbarek]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1947-
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| X
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| X
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| x
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charles Gayle]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1939-
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|
|<small>X</small>
| X
|<small>X</small>
|
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| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Stan Getz]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1927-1991
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Gilmore (musician)|John Gilmore]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1931-1995
|
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| X
| <small>X</small>
|
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jimmy Giuffre]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1921-
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Vinny Golia]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-
| X
| X
|
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Benny Golson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1929-
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Paul Gonsalves]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1920-1974
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kadri Gopalnath]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1950-
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| X
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|
| [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dexter Gordon]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1923-1990
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| <small>X</small>
|
| X
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|
| [[Hard bop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jean-Michel Goury]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1961-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
| [[Contemporary classical music|Contemporary]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Glen Gray]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1906-1963
|
|
| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Wardell Gray]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1921-1955
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Johnny Griffin]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1928-
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|
|
| X
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| [[Hard bop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Adam Grimm]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1978-
|
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Tom Guralnick]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1951-
|
| X
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| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Experimental music|Experimental]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Mats Gustafsson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1951-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
| X
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Randall Hall]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Free improv]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Greg Ham]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
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| X
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|
| [[Reggae]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Scott Hamilton (musician)|Scott Hamilton]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1954-
|
|
|
| X
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|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Handy]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1933-
|
|
| X
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|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Otto Hardwick]]
| style="font-family:monospace;" | 1904-1970
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Harle]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1956-
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Rufus Harley]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1936-2006
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
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|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Joe Harriott]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1929-1973
|
|
| X
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|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Eddie Harris]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1934-1996
|
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|
| X
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|
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|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Coleman Hawkins]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1904-1969
|
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|
| X
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| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jimmy Heath]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
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|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Helliwell]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1945-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Frederick Hemke|Frederick L. Hemke]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1935-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Julius Hemphill]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1938-1995
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Joe Henderson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1937-2001
|
|
|
| X
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|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Woody Herman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1913-1987
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Johnny Hodges]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1906-1970
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Red Holloway]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1927-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ron Holloway]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]], [[R&B]], [[Blues]], [[Funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jim Horn]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 19xx-
|
|
| x
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Blues]] / [[Rock music|Rock]] / [[R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[David Jackson (rock musician)|David Jackson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1947-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Progressive rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Illinois Jacquet]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1922-2004
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Budd Johnson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1910-1984
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chris "Biggie" Johnson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1982-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Punk rock|Punk]] / [[Rock music|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Plas Johnson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1931-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Bebop]] / [[R&B]] / [[Blues]] / [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kidd Jordan|Edward "Kidd" Jordan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1935-
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| C
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Clifford Jordan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1931-1993
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Louis Jordan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1908-1975
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ori Kaplan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1969-
|
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bruce Kapler]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
| [[Rock music|Rock]], [[R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Theodore Kerkezos]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bobby Keys]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1943-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock music|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Daniel Kientzy]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1951-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
| [[Contemporary classical music|Contemporary]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1935-1977
|
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]], [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Klemmer]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Smooth jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Hans Koch]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1948-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lee Konitz]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1927-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dave Koz]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1963-
|
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Smooth jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Stephen "Doc" Kupka]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Trent Kynaston]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-
|
| x
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Steve Lacy]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1934-2004
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Oliver Lake]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1942-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Harold Land]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1928-2001
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Hard bop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Prince Lasha]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1929-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Yusef Lateef]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1920-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Amy Lee (saxophonist)|Amy Lee]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1963-
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
| [[Smooth jazz]], [[Jazz]], [[R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Michael Lewis (musician)|Michael Lewis]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-
|
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Roger Lewis]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dave Liebman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1946-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Linnell]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1959-
|
|
|
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
| [[Pop music|Pop]] / [[Rock music|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Liu Yuan (musician)|Liu Yuan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1960-
|
|
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]], [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1938-
|
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jean-Marie Londeix]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1932-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Joe Lovano]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1952-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X+C
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Steve MacKay]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Punk rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charlie Mariano]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1923-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lou Marini]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1945-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Branford Marsalis]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1960-
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Warne Marsh]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1927-1987
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jerry Martini]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1943-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Soul music|Soul]] / [[Funk]] / [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sabir Mateen]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bennie Maupin]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Drew Mazur]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1990-
|
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz fusion]] / [[Cool Jazz]] / [[Blues-rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jackie McLean]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1932-2006
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Hard bop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Harold McNair]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1932-1971
|
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Joe McPhee]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1939-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charles McPherson (musician)|Charles McPherson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1939-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Patrick Meighan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pierre-Stéphane Meugé]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1964-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|<small>X</small>
|
| [[Contemporary classical music|Contemporary]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charles Miller (musician)|Charles Miller]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1939-1980
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bob Mintzer]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Roscoe Mitchell]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Hank Mobley]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1930-1986
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Hard bop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[James Moody]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1925-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jemeel Moondoc]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1951-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Angelo Moore]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1965-
|
| <small>x</small>
| <small>x</small>
| <small>x</small>
| X
| X
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Leroi Moore]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1961-
|
| X<!--Isn't soprano his main instrument?-->
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]], [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Frank Morgan (musician)|Frank Morgan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1933-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dick Morrissey]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-2000
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bob Mover]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1952-
|
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Marcel Mule]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1901-2001
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gerry Mulligan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1927-1996
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[David Murray (jazz musician)|David Murray]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1955-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Don Myrick]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | c. 1940-1993
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[National Saxophone Choir of Great Britian|National Saxophone Choir]]
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[David Newman (jazz musician)|David "Fathead" Newman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1933-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Enzo Nini]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |1954-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Steve Norman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |1960-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chris O'Hara]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |1989-
|
|
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Rock music|Rock]] / [[Funk]] / [[Latin music|Latin]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Greg Osby]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1960-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Gerald Oshita]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1942-1992
|
|
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Fausto Papetti]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1923-1999
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Smooth Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Walter Parazaider]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1945-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charlie Parker|Charlie "Bird" Parker]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1920-1955
|
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[Bebop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Evan Parker]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1944-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Maceo Parker]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1943-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rhythm and blues]] / [[Funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[JD Parran]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
| X
|
| X
| X
| X
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pat Patrick]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1929-1991
|
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kirk Pengilly]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1958-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Art Pepper]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1925-1982
|
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jim Pepper]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1941-1992
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Joseph "Flip" Phillips]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1915-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lenny Pickett]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1954-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rhythm and blues]] / [[funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dave Pietro]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
| X
| X
| C
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[St. Clair Pinckney]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1930-1999
|
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Funk]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Courtney Pine]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1980-
|
| X
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Jazz fusion]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Harvey Pittel]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1943-
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dan Plonsey]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1958-
|
| X
| X
| C
| X
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Rudy Pompilli]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-1976
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock & Roll]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)|Chris Potter]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1971-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ike Quebec]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1918-1963
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kenneth Radnofsky]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
| x
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Boyd Raeburn]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1913-1966
|
|
|
|
|
| X
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bhob Rainey]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1972-
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Free improv]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Boots Randolph]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1927-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock & Roll]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sigurd Raschèr]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1907-2001
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Danny Ray]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1951-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dewey Redman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1931-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Joshua Redman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1969-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Alto Reed]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|x
| x
| X
| X
| X
|X
|
|
| [[Rock & Roll / R&B / Blues/Jazz / Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Don Rendell]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Trent Reznor]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1965-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jerome Richardson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1920-2000
|
|
| x
| X
| x
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Big Band]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sam Rivers]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1923-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pat Rizzo]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1943-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Soul music|Soul]] / [[Funk]] / [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Matana Roberts]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Roy Robertson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
| X
| X
| C
| X
| X
| X
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Adrian Rollini]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1904-1956
|
|
|
|
|
| X
|
|
| [[Swing (genre)|Swing]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sonny Rollins]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1930-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ned Rothenberg]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1956-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Free improv]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Zack Roudebush]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1990-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Eugene Rousseau (saxophonist)|Eugene Rousseau]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1932-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charlie Rouse]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1924-1988
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Brian Sacawa]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1977-
|
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Miranda Sachetta (musician)|Miranda Sachetta]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1991-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dominic Saldhana]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]], [[Pop music|Pop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Sampen]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1949-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[David Sanborn]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1945-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Smooth jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pharoah Sanders]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Adolphe Sax]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1814-1894
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Tom Scott (musician)|Tom Scott]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1948-
|
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz fusion]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Louis Sclavis]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
| X
|
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bud Shank]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Elliott Sharp]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1951-
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[Experimental music|Experimental]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Andy Sheppard]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1957-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Archie Shepp]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1937-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Wayne Shorter]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1933-
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sonny Simmons]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1933-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Zoot Sims]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1925-1985
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Donald Sinta]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1937-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Willie Smith (alto saxophonist)|Willie Smith]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1910-1967
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Swing (genre)|Swing]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chris Speed]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1967-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Herbie Steward]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sonny Stitt]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1924-1982
|
|
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Bebop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Vernon Story]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1922-2007
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Bebop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Nobuya Sugawa]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Taimur Sullivan]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1970-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Surman]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1944-
|
| X
|
|
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lew Tabackin]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Yasuyuki "Yaz" Takagi]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Evan Tate]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1961-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Sam Taylor (jazz)|Sam "the Man" Taylor]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1916-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz, R&B, Pop]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Tchicai]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1936-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Oluyemi Thomas]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
|
| X
|
| C
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pete Thomas (saxophonist)|Pete Thomas]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
| [[Rock music|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Barbara Thompson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1944-
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lee Jay Thompson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1957-
|
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[Ska]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lucky Thompson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1924-
|
| X
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Dave Tofani]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 19??-
|
| x
| x
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Frankie Trumbauer|Frankie "Tram" Trumbauer]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1901-1956
|
|
|
| C
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kenneth Tse (saxophonist)|Kenneth Tse]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1972-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Mark Turner (musician)|Mark Turner]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1965-
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Stanley Turrentine]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1934-2000
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kazutoki Umezu]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1949-
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Free jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ken Vandermark]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1964-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Charlie Ventura]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1916-1992
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Eddie Vinson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1917-1988
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Mark Walton]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1957-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Carlos Ward]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1940-
|
|
| X
| <small>X</small>
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[David S. Ware]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1949-
|
| <small>X</small>
| <small>X</small>
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Grover Washington, Jr.]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1943-1999
|
| X
| X
| X
| x
|
|
|
| [[Smooth Jazz]] / [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Bobby Watson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ernie Watts]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1945-
|
| <small>X</small>
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]] / [[Fusion]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Noble "Thin Man" Watts]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1926-2004
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ben Webster]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1909-1973
|
|
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
|style="text-align: left;" | [[Paul Wehage]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1963-
|
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
|style="text-align: left;" | [[Marcus Weiss]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1961-
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
| [[Contemporary classical music|Contemporary]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Frank Wess]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1922-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Kirk Whalum]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1958-
|
| <small>X</small>
|
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz fusion]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Andrew White (saxophonist)|Andrew White]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1942-
|
|
| X
| X
|
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chris White (saxophonist)|Chris White]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1955-
|
| X
| X
| X
| X
|
|
|
| [[Jazz]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Rudy Wiedoeft]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1893-1940
|
|
| X
| C
|
|
|
|
| [[European classical music|Classical]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Barney Wilen]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1937-1996
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pamela Williams]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Steve Wilson]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1961-
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| X
| X
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| [[Jazz]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Paul Winter]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1939-
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| X
| x
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| [[Jazz]], [[World music]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Francis Wong]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" |
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| X
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Phil Woods]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1931-
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| <small>X</small>
| X
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|[[Bebop]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chris Wood (rock musician)|Chris Wood]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1944-1983
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| X
| X
| X
| X
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|[[Rock music|Rock]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Andrew Woolfolk]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1951-
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| X
| X
| X
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|[[R&B]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lester Young|Lester "Prez" Young]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1909-1959
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| X
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| [[Jazz]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[John Zorn]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1953-
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| X
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| [[Free jazz]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Anne Zwaga]]
| style="font-family: monospace;" | 1960-
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| <small>X</small>
| X
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|[[Bebop]]
|- style="background: #eeeeee;"
| Name
| Timespan
| [[Sopranino saxophone|s]]
| [[Soprano saxophone|S]]
| [[Alto saxophone|A]]
| [[Tenor saxophone|T]]
| [[Baritone saxophone|B]]
| [[Bass saxophone|b]]
| [[Contrabass saxophone|c]]
| [[Subcontrabass saxophone|sc]]
| [[Music genre|Genre]]
|}
==[[Fiction]]al saxophonists==
* Ribz, from ''[[Fishnet Parachutes]]''
* Bear, from ''[[The Bear Comes Home]]''
* Blue from the [[M&M's]]
* [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] from ''The Simpsons''
* Dale Turner from ''[[Round Midnight (film)|Round Midnight]]'' (played by [[Dexter Gordon]])
* Phoebe Terese from ''[[The Magic School Bus]]''
* [[Lisa Simpson]] from ''The Simpsons''
* [[McClintic Sphere]]
* [[Sesame Street]]Hoots the Owl, from ''Sesame Street''
* [[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem|Zoot]] from ''The Muppet Show''
* [[Trigun characters#Midvalley the Hornfreak|Midvalley the Hornfreak]] from ''[[Trigun]]''
* [[Tiny Kong]] from ''Donkey Kong 64''
* Eddie from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''
* Sunny Bridges from ''[[Class of 3000]]''
* [[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] from ''Arthur''
* [[Shirley the Medium]] from ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''
[[Category:Saxophonists|Saxophonists]]
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