List of saxophonists

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Explanation of columns:

Explanation of indicators:

  • X = instrument has been used by person or group
  • X = 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)

Name Timespan s S A T B b c sc Genre
Mindi Abair 1980-     X Smooth jazz
George Adams 1940-1992 X Jazz
Pepper Adams 1930-1986 X Jazz
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley 1928-1975 X X Jazz
Eric Alexander 1968-     X Jazz
Lee Allen 1926-1994 X R&B
Marshall Allen 1924-     X Jazz
Joey Ambrose
Gene Ammons 1925-1974 X Jazz
Fred Anderson 1929-     X Jazz
Albert Ayler 1936-1970 X X Jazz
Greg Banaszak X Classical
Gato Barbieri 1934-     X Jazz
Charlie Barnet 1913-1991 X Swing
Gary Bartz 1940-     X X Jazz
Sidney Bechet 1897-1959 X Jazz
Han Bennink 1942-     X C Free jazz
Peter Bennink x x X x Free jazz
Bob Berg 1951-2002 X X Jazz
Sean Bergin 1948-     X X Jazz
Jerry Bergonzi 1947 X Jazz
Leon "Chu" Berry 1908-1941 X X Jazz
Serge Bertocchi 1961 X X X X X X X Contemporary
Gary Bias 1962-     X X X R&B
Jane Ira Bloom 1955-     X X Jazz
Hamiet Bluiett 1940-     X X Jazz
Arthur Blythe 1940-     X Jazz
Arthur Blythe 1940-     X X X Free jazz
Earl Bostic 1913-1965 R&B
Mwata Bowden 1947-     X X Jazz
David Bowie 1947-     X X X X Rock
Charles Brackeen 1940-     X X Jazz/Free Jazz
Anthony Braxton 1945-     X X X+F C X X X Jazz
Michael Brecker 1949-     X X Jazz
Willem Breuker 1944-     X X X X Jazz
Nick Brignola 1936-2002 X X X Jazz
Peter Brötzmann 1941-     X X X X Free jazz
Marion Brown 1935-     X Avant-garde
Garvin Bushell 1902-1991 X Jazz
Don Byas 1912-1972 X Jazz
Harry Carney 1910-1974 X Jazz
Ralph Carney X X X Rock
Benny Carter 1907-2003 X Jazz
Daniel Carter X X Free jazz
James Carter 1969-     X X X+F C X X Jazz
Emilio Castillo 1968-     X Soul / Funk
Serge Chaloff 1923-1957 X Jazz
James Chance 1953-     X No Wave
Clarence Clemons 1942-     X Rock
Bill Clinton 1946-     X
Arnett Cobb 1918-1989 X Jazz
Jeff Coffin 1965-     x X Jazz
Al Cohn 1925–1988 X Jazz
Ornette Coleman 1930-     X X Free jazz
Steve Coleman 1956-     X Jazz
John Coltrane 1926-1967 X X X Jazz
Ravi Coltrane 1965-     X Jazz
Lol Coxhill 1932-     X X X Free improv
Sonny Criss 1927-1977 X Jazz
King Curtis 1950-1971 X X X Rock & Roll / Soul
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922-1986 X Jazz
Charles DeChant X X X X Blue-Eyed Soul
Daniel Deffayet 1922-2002 X X X X Classical
Claude Delangle X X X X X X Classical
Karl Denson      X Jazz / Funk
Paul Desmond 1924-1977 X Jazz
Stefano di Battista 1969-     X X Jazz
Klaus Doldinger 1936-     X Jazz
Eric Dolphy 1928-1964 X Jazz
Lou Donaldson 1926-     X Hard bop
Paquito D'Rivera 1948 X X X Latin Jazz
Du Yinjiao 1965-     X X X X Jazz
Candy Dulfer 1969-     X Smooth jazz
Hans Dulfer 1940-     X Jazz
Paul Dunmall 1953-     X C Free jazz
Jay C. Easton X X X X X X X X Classical
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis X Jazz
Booker Ervin 1930-1970 X Jazz
Bill Evans 1958 X Jazz
Douglas Ewart 1946-     X Free jazz
Bud Freeman 1906-1991 X Jazz
Chico Freeman 1949-     X Jazz
Wolfgang Fuchs 1949-     X Free improv
Sam Furnace 1954-2004 X X X Jazz
Kenny G 1956-     X x x Smooth jazz
Kenny Garrett 1960-     X X X Jazz
Alfred Gallodoro X Jazz, Classical
Jan Garbarek 1947-     X X Jazz
Charles Gayle 1939-     X X X Free jazz
Stan Getz 1927-1991 X Jazz
John Gilmore 1931-1995 X x Jazz
Jimmy Giuffre 1921-     X Jazz
Vinny Golia 1946 X X X X X X X Jazz
Benny Golson 1929-     X Jazz
Paul Gonsalves 1920-1974 X Jazz
Kadri Gopalnath 1950-     X Carnatic
Dexter Gordon 1923-1990 x X Hard bop
Jean-Michel Goury 1961 X X X X X X Contemporary
Glen Gray 1906-1963 X Jazz
Wardell Gray 1921-1955 X Jazz
Johnny Griffin 1928-     X Hard bop
Adam Grimm 1978-     X X x X Classical
Tom Guralnick 1951-     X X Experimental
Mats Gustafsson 1951-     X X X X X X Free jazz
Scott Hamilton 1954-     X Jazz
John Handy 1933-     X Jazz
John Harle 1956-     X X Classical
Rufus Harley 1936-2006 x X Jazz
Joe Harriott 1929-1973 X Jazz
Eddie Harris 1934-1996 X Jazz
Coleman Hawkins 1904-1969 X Jazz
Jimmy Heath 1926-     X X X Jazz
John Helliwell 1945-     x x x x Rock
Frederick L. Hemke 1935-     X X X Classical
Julius Hemphill 1938-1995 X X X Jazz
Joe Henderson 1937-2001 X Jazz
Woody Herman 1913-1987 X Jazz
Johnny Hodges 1906-1970 X X Jazz
Ron Holloway 1953- X Jazz, R&B, Blues, Funk
Illinois Jacquet 1922-2004 X Jazz
Budd Johnson 1910-1984 X Jazz
Edward "Kidd" Jordan X X X C X Jazz
Clifford Jordan 1931-1993 X X Jazz
Louis Jordan 1908-1975 X R&B
Ori Kaplan 1969-     X X Jazz
Theodore Kerkezos
Daniel Kientzy 1951-     X X X X X X X Contemporary
Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935-1977 X X X Free jazz, Jazz
John Klemmer 1946-     X Smooth Jazz
Hans Koch 1948-     X X Free jazz
Lee Konitz 1927-     X Jazz
Dave Koz 1963-     X X x x Smooth jazz
Steve Lacy 1934-2004 X Jazz
Oliver Lake 1942-     X Jazz
Harold Land 1928-2001 X Hard bop
Prince Lasha 1929-     X Jazz
Yusef Lateef 1920-     X Jazz
Amy Lee 1963-     X X X X X Smooth jazz, Jazz, R&B
Michael Lewis 1946-     X X X Jazz
Roger Lewis
Dave Liebman 1946-     X X Jazz
John Linnell 1959-     X x Pop/Rock
Liu Yuan x x Jazz, Rock
Charles Lloyd 1938-     X X Jazz
Jean-Marie Londeix 1932-     X X X X Classical
Joe Lovano 1952-     X X X+C Jazz
Steve MacKay X Punk rock
Charlie Mariano 1923-     X X Jazz
Branford Marsalis 1960-     X X X Jazz
Warne Marsh 1927-1987 X Jazz
Jerry Martini 1967-     Soul / Funk / Rock
Sabir Mateen Jazz
Bennie Maupin 1963-     X X Jazz
Jackie McLean 1932-     X Hard bop
Harold McNair 1932-1971 x X Jazz
Joe McPhee 1939-     X Jazz
Charles McPherson X Jazz
Patrick Meighan X Classical
Pierre-Stéphane Meugé 1964 X X X X X X X Contemporary
Bob Mintzer 1953 X X Jazz
Roscoe Mitchell 1940-     X X X X X X Jazz
Hank Mobley 1930-1986 X Hard bop
James Moody 1925-     X X Jazz
Jemeel Moondoc 1951-     X Free jazz
Angelo Moore X X Rock
Frank Morgan 1933-     X Jazz
Bob Mover 1952-     X X X Jazz
Marcel Mule 1901-2001 X X Classical
Gerry Mulligan 1927-1996 X X X Jazz
David Murray 1955-     X Jazz
Don Myrick 1941-1993 X X R&B
National Saxophone Choir
David "Fathead" Newman 1933- X X X X Jazz
Enzo Nini 1954-     x x X Jazz
Greg Osby 1960-     X X Jazz
Gerald Oshita 1942-1992 X X X
Walter Parazaider 1945-     X X Rock
Charlie "Bird" Parker 1920-1955 X X Bebop
Evan Parker 1944-     X X Free jazz
Maceo Parker 1943-     X Funk
JD Parran X X X X Free jazz
Pat Patrick 1929-1991 X Jazz
Kirk Pengilly Rock
Art Pepper 1925-1982 X X Jazz
Jim Pepper 1941-1992 X Jazz
Joseph "Flip" Phillips 1915-     X Jazz
Dave Pietro X X C Jazz
St. Clair Pinckney 1930-1999 X X Funk
Courtney Pine 1980-     X X X Jazz / Jazz Fusion
Harvey Pittel 1943-     X Classical
Dan Plonsey 1958-     X X C X Free jazz
Rudy Pompilli 1926-1976 X Rock and roll
Chris Potter 1971-     X X X Jazz
Ike Quebec 1918-1963 X Jazz
Kenneth Radnofsky      X Classical
Bhob Rainey 1972-     X Free improvisation
Boots Randolph 1927-     X Rock and roll
Sigurd Raschèr 1907-2001 X X X X X X X Classical
Danny Ray 1951-     X Rock
Dewey Redman 1931-     X Free jazz
Joshua Redman 1969-     X X X Jazz
Don Rendell 1926-     X X Jazz
Trent Reznor Rock
Sam Rivers 1923-     X X Jazz
Scott Robinson X X C X X X Jazz
Adrian Rollini 1904-1956 X Swing
Sonny Rollins 1930-     X Jazz
Ned Rothenberg 1956 X Free improvisation
Zack Roudebush 1990- X Classical music
Eugene Rousseau 1932-     X X Classical music
Charlie Rouse 1924-1988 X Jazz
Miranda Sachetta 1991- X Jazz
Dominic Saldhana 1926- X Jazz, Pop
John Sampen X Classical
David Sanborn 1945-     X X Smooth jazz
Pharoah Sanders 1940-     X X X Jazz
Adolphe Sax 1814-1894 X X X X X X Classical
Tom Scott X X X X Jazz Fusion
Louis Sclavis 1953-     X X Jazz
Elliott Sharp 1951-     X X X Experimental
Archie Shepp 1937-     X X X Jazz
Wayne Shorter 1933-     X x X x Jazz
Sonny Simmons X Jazz
Zoot Sims 1925-1985 X X X Jazz
Donald Sinta 1937-     X Classical
Willie Smith 1910-1967 X Swing
Chris Speed 1967-     X Jazz
Sonny Stitt 1924-1982 X X X Bebop
Nobuya Sugawa X X Classical
Taimur Sullivan X X X X X X Classical
John Surman 1944-     X X Jazz
Lew Tabackin 1940-     X Jazz
Evan Tate 1961-     X X Jazz
John Tchicai 1936-     X X Jazz
Oluyemi Thomas X C Free jazz
Lee Jay Thompson 1957-     x X x Ska
Lucky Thompson 1924-     X X Jazz
Barbara Thompson
Frankie "Tram" Trumbauer 1901-1956 C Jazz
Kenneth Tse unknown-     X X Classical music
Mark Turner X Jazz
Stanley Turrentine 1934-2000 X Jazz
Kazutoki Umezu 1949-     X X Free jazz
Ken Vandermark 1964-     Jazz
Charlie Ventura 1916-1992 X Jazz
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 1917-1988 X Jazz
Carlos Ward 1940-     X X Jazz
David S. Ware X X X Jazz
Grover Washington, Jr. 1943-1999 X X X Smooth jazz
Bobby Watson 1953-     X Jazz
Ernie Watts 1945-     x X X Jazz
Noble "Thin Man" Watts 1926-2004 X R&B
Ben Webster 1909-1973 X Jazz
Paul Wehage 1963-     X X X Classical
Marcus Weiss 1961-     X X X X X X X Contemporary
Frank Wess 1922-     X X Jazz
Andrew White 1942-     X X Jazz
Rudy Wiedoeft 1893-1940 X C Classical
Barney Wilen 1937-1996 X Jazz
Pamela Williams X Smooth jazz
Francis Wong X X Jazz
Phil Woods 1931-     X X Bebop
Chris Wood 1944-1983 X X X X Rock
Andrew Woolfolk 1951- X X X R&B
Lester "Prez" Young 1909-1959 X Jazz
John Zorn 1953-     X Free jazz
Anne Zwaga 1960-     X X Bebop

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