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Historical and Modern Jazz:
Explore Classic and Contemporary Artists by Instrument
Thanks for taking the time to check out some great jazz artists, from historically important jazz musicians to multi-instrumentalist contemporary performers and educators. This is, by no means, an exhaustive list of performers. Instead, it's a curated list of three performers on each wind instrument, and is a "jumping off" point in your exploration of jazz instrumentation. Jazz has no boundaries: artists of all genders and nationalities have been selected to demonstrate the diversity of personnel and creativity.
Charlie Parker - Alto Saxophone
Historically important in development of bebop in the 1940s
Audio to check out:
Bird: The Savoy Recordings (Full Album)
Migeul Zenon - Alto Saxophone
Modern Puerto Rican alto saxophonist, composer, band leader, music producer, and teacher.
Audio to check out:
"Identities are Changeable" - live with Identities Big Band, 2014
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Tia Fuller - Alto Saxophone
Contemporary Saxophonist, composer, and educator, and part of the all-female band touring with Beyonce.
Audio to check out:
Live at the Strathmore Mansion, 2014
Lester Young - Tenor Saxophone
Historically important member of the Basie Band, active from 1933-1959.
Audio to check out:
Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio
Chris Potter - Tenor Saxophone
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Active 1990 to present.
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Melissa Aldana - Tenor Saxophone
Contemporary Chilean tenor saxophonist
Gerry Mulligan - Bari Saxophone
American jazz icon, popularized the bari as a solo instrument, active from 1946-1996.
Audio to check out:
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker: Carnegie Hall Concert
Harry Carney - Bari Saxophone
Legendary bari sax player with the Duke Ellington band. Active from 1927-1974
Audio to check out:
Featured with Duke Ellington band, "Sophisticated Lady."
Lauren Sevian - Bari Saxophone
Winner of the "Rising Star" in the 67th Downbeat Critics Poll (2019), and Grammy Award winner.
Audio to check out:
Live at Dizzy's Club at Jazz@Lincoln Center, 2017
JJ Johnson - Trombone
American trombonist, composer, arranger. Active from 1942-1996, one of the first to embrace bebop
Luis Bonila - Trombone
American, Grammy Award winning jazz trombonist of Costa Rican descent.
Audio to check out:
Live from the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival, 2013
Natalie Cressman - Trombone
Singer, Songwriter, trombonist, and winner of the most recent "Rising Star - Trombone" Downbeat 2019.
Audio to check out:
Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini - "You Go To My Head" (house concert)
Miles Davis - Trumpet
One of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz.
Audio to check out:
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (full album). Best selling jazz album of all-time.
Ingrid Jensen - Trumpet
Canadian trumpet player, one of the best modern trumpet players alive today.
Audio to check out:
Discover Jazz - Ingrid Jensen. An hour-long PBS Special from 2016.
Wynton Marsalis - Trumpet
American virtuoso trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Audio to check out:
Wynton Marsalis live at Jazz in Marciac 2019