saxophonist
C6049
concept
A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone, using breath control, finger technique, and expressive phrasing to perform music across genres such as jazz, classical, and popular styles.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| saxophonist canonical | 167 |
| tenor saxophonist | 54 |
| alto saxophonist | 26 |
| American jazz saxophonist | 6 |
| American saxophonist | 3 |
| baritone saxophonist | 3 |
| soprano saxophonist | 2 |
| American jazz alto saxophonist | 1 |
| smooth jazz artist | 1 |
Instances (252)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Kippie Moeketsi | alto saxophonist |
|
Oluseun
surface form:
Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti
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| Johnny Griffin | tenor saxophonist |
| Ian Hendrickson-Smith | — |
| Ronnie Laws | — |
| Dwayne Dugger II | — |
| Casey Benjamin | — |
| Don Nix | — |
| Gil Caple | — |
| Andrew Love | — |
| Packy Axton | — |
| Lester Young | tenor saxophonist |
|
Bird
surface form:
Charlie Parker
|
— |
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Yardbird
surface form:
Charlie Parker
|
— |
| Don Redman | — |
| Ben Webster | tenor saxophonist |
| John Coltrane | — |
| Sonny Rollins | tenor saxophonist |
| Johnny Hodges | alto saxophonist |
| Cannonball Adderley | alto saxophonist |
| Stan Getz | — |
| Boyd Atkins | — |
| Joshua Redman | — |
| Sir John Dankworth | — |
| Louis Jordan | — |
| Charles Lloyd | — |
| Sam Rivers | — |
| Greg Osby | alto saxophonist |
| Jake Clemons | — |
| Branford Marsalis | — |
| Michael Brecker | — |
| Charlie Parker | — |
|
Coleman
surface form:
Coleman Hawkins
|
American jazz saxophonist |
| Bean | tenor saxophonist |
| Illinois Jacquet | tenor saxophonist |
| Chu Berry | tenor saxophonist |
| Ed Calle | — |
| Don Byas | tenor saxophonist |
| Junior Cook | tenor saxophonist |
| Tom Scott | — |
| Sidney Bechet | soprano saxophonist |
| Dexter Gordon | tenor saxophonist |
| Coleman Randolph Hawkins | tenor saxophonist |
| Gato Barbieri | — |
| Hank Mobley | tenor saxophonist |
| Archie Shepp | — |
| Woody Herman | — |
| Colin Stetson | — |
| Lennie Niehaus | — |
| Marion Brown | alto saxophonist |