| John Handy | |
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| Origin | Dallas, Texas |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Labels | Roulette Records Columbia Records Impulse! Records Warner Bros. Records Milestone Records American Music Records Harbor Records Koch International Records Boulevard Records |
John Richard Handy III (born February 3, 1933 in Dallas, Texas) is an American jazz alto saxophonist.[1]
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In the 1960s, Handy led several groups. The most common was a quintet with members: Michael White violin, Jerry Hahn - guitar, Don Thompson – bass, Terry Clarke - drums.
This group's performance at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival was recorded and released as an album; Handy received Grammy nominations for "Spanish Lady" (jazz performance) and "If Only We Knew" (jazz composition).
Handy has also taught music history and performance at San Francisco State University; Stanford University; The University of California, Berkeley; the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; and other schools.
In the 1980s he worked in the project Bebop & Beyond, who recorded tribute albums to Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk.
Handy's son, John Richard Handy IV, is a drummer who has played with Handy on occasion.
With Charles Mingus
With Brass Fever