Famous Saxophone Players
See if you can pick out anyone from this list of famous saxophone players. There are quite a few I love, and then there are are quite a few of these famous saxophone players that I admit I had not heard of!
Mindi Abair 1969- Smooth jazz
George Adams 1940-1992 Jazz
Pepper Adams 1930-1986 Jazz
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley 1928-1975 Jazz
Gerald Albright 1957- Jazz
Eric Alexander 1968- Jazz
Lee Allen 1926-1994 R&B
Marshall Allen 1924- Jazz
Valentin Alvarez 1952- Jazz / Free Jazz
Joey Ambrose 1934- Rock / Bebop
Gene Ammons 1925-1974 Jazz
Fred Anderson 1929- Jazz
Albert Ayler 1936-1970 Jazz
Greg Banaszak ?? Classical, Jazz
Bernardo Baraj 1944- Jazz, Folk, Tango
Gato Barbieri 1934- Jazz
Phillip Barham 1957- Classical
Charlie Barnet 1913-1991 Swing
Gary Bartz 1940- Jazz
Sidney Bechet 1897-1959 Jazz
Jay Beckenstein 1951- Smooth Jazz
Han Bennink 1942- Free Jazz david brown
Peter Bennink ?? Free Jazz
Bob Berg 1951-2002 Jazz
Sean Bergin 1948- Jazz
Jerry Bergonzi 1947- Jazz
Tim Berne 1954- Jazz
Leon "Chu" Berry 1908-1941 Jazz
Serge Bertocchi 1961- Contemporary / Classical
Gary Bias 1962- R&B
Jane Ira Bloom 1955- Jazz
Hamiet Bluiett 1940- Jazz
Arthur Blythe 1940- Free Jazz / Jazz
Earl Bostic 1913-1965 R&B
Mwata Bowden 1947- Jazz
David Bowie 1947- Rock
Charles Brackeen 1940- Jazz / Free Jazz
Anthony Braxton 1945- Jazz
Michael Brecker 1949-2007 Jazz
Willem Breuker 1944- Jazz
Nathan Bridges 1985- Improv / Rock / Jazz / Blues / Classical
Nick Brignola 1936-2002 Jazz
James Briggs(Jimmy the Robot) 1978- Ska
Peter Brötzmann 1941- Free jazz
Marion Brown 1935- Avant-garde
Tore Brunborg 1960- Jazz
Cornelius Bumpus 1946-2004 Jazz / Rock
Garvin Bushell 1902-1991 Jazz
Don Byas 1912-1972 Jazz
Sid Caesar 1922- Swing
Ed Calle 1969- Jazz
Ronald Caravan 1946- Classical
Harry Carney 1910-1974 Jazz
Pete Carney 1974- Acid jazz
François Carrier 1961- Free Jazz
Benny Carter 1907-2003 Jazz
Daniel Carter 1945- Free Jazz
James Carter 1969- Jazz
Emilio Castillo 1968- Soul / Funk
Serge Chaloff 1923-1957 Jazz
James Chance 1953- Improv / Punk / Funk / Free Jazz
Pete Christlieb 1945- Jazz / Bebop
Clarence Clemons 1942- Rock
Bill Clinton 1946- Jazz / Funk
Arnett Cobb 1918-1989 Jazz
Jeff Coffin 1965- Jazz
Paul Cohen Classical
Al Cohn 1925–1988 Jazz
Ornette Coleman 1930- Free jazz
Steve Coleman 1956- Jazz
John Coltrane 1926-1967 Jazz
Ravi Coltrane 1965- Jazz
Lol Coxhill 1932- Free improv
Sonny Criss 1927-1977 Jazz
Ronnie Cuber 1941- Jazz
King Curtis 1950-1971 Rock & Roll / Soul
Chris (Snake) Davis ???? Jazz
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922-1986 Jazz
Charles DeChant Blue-eyed soul
Chris Dee 1963- Jazz
Daniel Deffayet 1922-2002 Classical
Claude Delangle Classical
Karl Denson Jazz / Funk
Paul Desmond 1924-1977 Jazz
Stefano di Battista 1969- Jazz
Manu Dibango 1933- Jazz Funk
Klaus Doldinger 1936- Jazz
Eric Dolphy 1928-1964 Jazz
Lou Donaldson 1926- Hard bop
Jimmy Dorsey 1904-1957 Big Band
Paquito D"Rivera 1948- Latin Jazz
Du Yinjiao 1965- Jazz
Steve Duke 1954- Contemporary Classical
Candy Dulfer 1969- Smooth jazz
Hans Dulfer 1940- Jazz
Paul Dunmall 1953- Free jazz
Jay C. Easton 1975- Classical
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis 1941- Jazz
Booker Ervin 1930-1970 Jazz
Ellery Eskelin 1959- Jazz
Bill Evans 1958- Jazz
Douglas Ewart 1946- Free jazz
Wilton Felder 1940- Jazz / Fusion / R&B
Jean-Yves Fourmeau Classical
Bud Freeman 1906-1991 Jazz
Chico Freeman 1949- Jazz
Wolfgang Fuchs 1949- Free improv
Sam Furnace 1954-2004 Jazz
Kenny G 1956- Smooth jazz
Kenny Garrett 1960- Jazz
Alfred Gallodoro 1913- Jazz, Classical
Jan Garbarek 1947- Jazz
Charles Gayle 1939- Free jazz
Stan Getz 1927-1991 Jazz
John Gilmore 1931-1995 Jazz
Jimmy Giuffre 1921- Jazz
Frode Gjerstad 1948- Avant-garde
Vinny Golia 1946- Jazz
Benny Golson 1929- Jazz
Paul Gonsalves 1920-1974 Jazz
Kadri Gopalnath 1950- Carnatic
Dexter Gordon 1923-1990 Hard bop
Jean-Michel Goury 1961- Contemporary
Glen Gray 1906-1963 Jazz
Wardell Gray 1921-1955 Jazz
Johnny Griffin 1928- Hard bop
Adam Grimm 1978- Classical
Tom Guralnick 1951- Eperimental
Mats Gustafsson 1951- Free jazz
Randall Hall Free improv
Greg Ham 1953- Reggae
Lenny Hambro 1942-1995 Jazz / Swing / Bebop / Mambo
Scott Hamilton 1954- Jazz
John Handy 1933- Jazz
Otto Hardwick 1904-1970 Jazz
John Harle 1956- Classical
Rufus Harley 1936-2006 Jazz
Joe Harriott 1929-1973 Jazz
Eddie Harris 1934-1996 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins 1904-1969 Jazz
Jimmy Heath 1926- Jazz
John Helliwell 1945- Rock
Frederick L. Hemke 1935- Classical
Julius Hemphill 1938-1995 Jazz
Joe Henderson 1937-2001 Jazz
Woody Herman 1913-1987 Jazz
Johnny Hodges 1906-1970 Jazz
Red Holloway 1927- Jazz
Ron Holloway 1953- Jazz, R&B, Blues, Funk, Rock
Jim Horn 19??- Blues / Rock / R&B
James Houlik 1942- Classical
Mihai Iordache 1967- Jazz, Funk, Punk, Rock
David Jackson 1947- Progressive rock
Illinois Jacquet 1922-2004 Jazz
Tore Jevanord 1985- Jazz
Budd Johnson 1910-1984 Jazz
Chris "Biggie" Johnson 1982- Jazz / Punk / Rock
Plas Johnson 1931- Bebop / R&B / Blues / Jazz
Edward "Kidd" Jordan 1935- Jazz
Clifford Jordan 1931-1993 Jazz
Louis Jordan 1908-1975 R&B
Ori Kaplan 1969- Jazz
Bruce Kapler 1953- Rock, R&B
Theodore Kerkezos Jazz
Bobby Keys 1943- Rock
Daniel Kientzy 1951- Contemporary
Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935-1977 Free jazz, Jazz
John Klemmer 1946- Smooth jazz
Hans Koch 1948- Free jazz
Lee Konitz 1927- Jazz
Håkon Kornstad 1977- Jazz, Free jazz, Free improv
Dave Koz 1963- Smooth jazz
Stephen "Doc" Kupka Funk
Trent Kynaston 1946- Classical, Jazz
Steve Lacy 1934-2004 Jazz
Oliver Lake 1942- Jazz
Harold Land 1928-2001 Hard bop
Prince Lasha 1929- Jazz
Yusef Lateef 1920- Jazz
Amy Lee 1963- Smooth jazz, Jazz, R&B
Michael Lewis 1946- Jazz
Roger Lewis
Dave Liebman 1946- Jazz
John Linnell 1959- Pop / Rock
Liu Yuan 1960- Jazz, Rock
Charles Lloyd 1938- Jazz
Jean-Marie Londeix 1932- Classical
Joe Lovano 1952- Jazz
Andy Mackay 1946- Rock
Steve MacKay Punk rock
Wesley Magoogan Punk rock
Steve "The Count" Marcus 1939-2005 Jazz / Fusion
Charlie Mariano 1923- Jazz
Lou Marini 1945- Jazz
Branford Marsalis 1960- Jazz / Classical
Warne Marsh 1927-1987 Jazz
Jerry Martini 1943- Soul / Funk / Rock
Sabir Mateen Jazz
Bennie Maupin 1940- Jazz
Drew Mazur 1990- Jazz fusion / Cool Jazz / Blues-rock
Jackie McLean 1932-2006 Hard bop
Harold McNair 1932-1971 Jazz
Joe McPhee 1939- Jazz
Charles McPherson 1939- Jazz
Patrick Meighan Classical
Pierre-Stéphane Meugé 1964- Contemporary
Charles Miller 1939-1980 Funk
Bob Mintzer 1953- Jazz
Roscoe Mitchell 1940- Jazz
Hank Mobley 1930-1986 Hard bop
James Moody 1925- Jazz
Jemeel Moondoc 1951- Free jazz
Angelo Moore 1965- Rock
LeRoi Moore 1961-2008 Rock, Jazz
Frank Morgan 1933- Jazz
Dick Morrissey 1940-2000 Jazz
Bob Mover 1952- Jazz
Marcel Mule 1901-2001 Classical
Gerry Mulligan 1927-1996 Jazz
David Murray 1955- Jazz
Don Myrick 1940-1993 R&B
David "Fathead" Newman 1933- Jazz
Enzo Nini 1954- Jazz
Steve Norman 1960- Pop
Chris O"Hara 1989- Jazz / Rock / Funk / Latin
Greg Osby 1960- Jazz
Gerald Oshita 1942-1992
Fausto Papetti 1923-1999 Smooth Jazz
Walter Parazaider 1945- Rock
Charlie "Bird" Parker 1920-1955 Bebop
Evan Parker 1944- Free jazz
Maceo Parker 1943- Rhythm and blues / Funk
JD Parran Free jazz
Pat Patrick 1929-1991 Jazz
David "Davey" Payne 1944 Rock/Punk
Kirk Pengilly 1958- Rock
Art Pepper 1925-1982 Jazz
Jim Pepper 1941-1992 Jazz
Joseph "Flip" Phillips 1915- Jazz
Lenny Pickett 1954- Rhythm and blues / funk
Dave Pietro Jazz
St. Clair Pinckney 1930-1999 Funk
Courtney Pine 1964- Jazz / Jazz fusion
Harvey Pittel 1943- Classical
Dan Plonsey 1958- Free jazz
Rudy Pompilli 1926-1976 Rock & Roll
Chris Potter 1971- Jazz
Ike Quebec 1918-1963 Jazz
Kenneth Radnofsky 1953- Classical
Boyd Raeburn 1913-1966 Jazz
Bhob Rainey 1972- Free improv
Boots Randolph 1927- Rock & Roll
Sigurd Raschèr 1907-2001 Classical
Raphael Ravenscroft Rock
Danny Ray 1951- Rock
Dewey Redman 1931-2006 Free jazz
Joshua Redman 1969- Jazz
Alto Reed Rock & Roll / R&B / Blues/Jazz / Classical
Don Rendell 1926- Jazz
Trent Reznor 1965- Rock
Jerome Richardson 1920-2000 Jazz / Big Band
Sam Rivers 1923- Jazz
Pat Rizzo 1943- Soul / Funk / Rock
Matana Roberts Jazz
Roy Robertson Jazz
Adrian Rollini 1904-1956 Swing
Sonny Rollins 1930- Jazz
Roger Rosenberg 1961- Jazz / Rock
Ned Rothenberg 1956- Free improv
Zack Roudebush 1990- Classical
Eugene Rousseau 1932- Classical
Charlie Rouse 1924-1988 Jazz
Brian Sacawa 1977- Classical
Miranda Sachetta 1991- Jazz
Dominic Saldhana 1926- Jazz, Pop
John Sampen 1949- Classical
David Sanborn 1945- Smooth jazz
Pharoah Sanders 1940- Jazz
Adolphe Sax 1814-1894 Classical
Tom Scott 1948- Jazz fusion
Louis Sclavis 1953- Jazz
Trygve Seim 1971- Jazz
Bud Shank 1926- Jazz
Elliott Sharp 1951- Experimental
Andy Sheppard 1957- Jazz
Archie Shepp 1937- Jazz
Wayne Shorter 1933- Jazz
Sonny Simmons 1933- Jazz
Zoot Sims 1925-1985 Jazz
Donald Sinta 1937- Classical
Tommy Smith 1967- Jazz
Willie Smith 1910-1967 Swing
Chris Speed 1967- Jazz
Herbie Steward 1926- Jazz
Sonny Stitt 1924-1982 Bebop
Vernon Story 1922-2007 Bebop
Nobuya Sugawa Classical
Taimur Sullivan 1970- Classical
John Surman 1944- Jazz
Lew Tabackin 1940- Jazz
Yasuyuki "Yaz" Takagi Jazz
Evan Tate 1961- Jazz
Sam "the Man" Taylor 1916- Jazz, R&B, Pop
John Tchicai 1936- Jazz
Oluyemi Thomas Free jazz
Pete Thomas Rock
Barbara Thompson 1944- Jazz
Lee Jay Thompson 1957- Ska
Lucky Thompson 1924- Jazz
Dave Tofani 1944- Jazz
Frankie "Tram" Trumbauer 1901-1956 Jazz
Kenneth Tse 1972- Classical
Mark Turner 1965- Jazz
Stanley Turrentine 1934-2000 Jazz
Kazutoki Umezu 1949- Free jazz
Ken Vandermark 1964- Jazz
Charlie Ventura 1916-1992 Jazz
Eddie Vinson 1917-1988 Jazz
Mark Walton 1957- Classical
Carlos Ward 1940- Jazz
David S. Ware 1949- Jazz
Grover Washington, Jr. 1943-1999 Smooth Jazz / Jazz
Sado Watanabe (Japanese) ???? Smooth Jazz / Jazz
Bobby Watson 1953- Jazz
Ernie Watts 1945- Jazz / Fusion
Noble "Thin Man" Watts 1926-2004 R&B
Ben Webster 1909-1973 Classical
Marcus Weiss 1961- Contemporary
Frank Wess 1922- Jazz
Kirk Whalum 1958- Jazz fusion
Andrew White 1942- Jazz
Chris White 1955- Jazz, Rock
Rudy Wiedoeft 1893-1940 Classical
Barney Wilen 1937-1996 Jazz
Pamela Williams Jazz
Steve Wilson 1961- Jazz
Paul Winter 1939- Jazz, World music
Francis Wong Jazz
Phil Woods 1931- Bebop
Chris Wood 1944-1983 Rock
Andrew Woolfolk 1951- R&B
Lester "Prez" Young 1909-1959 Jazz
John Zorn 1953- Free jazz
Anne Zwaga 1960- Bebop
