| Lew Tabackin | |
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| Birth name | Lewis Barry Tabackin |
| Born | March 26, 1940 Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Origin | Philadelphia and New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone, Flute |
| Years active | 1962 – |
| Labels | RCA Victor / BMG, Discomate, Inner City, ... |
| Associated acts | Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Lew Tabackin Trio |
| Website | http://lewtabackin.com/ |
Lew Tabackin (born March 26, 1940 in Philadelphia) is a jazz flautist and a tenor saxophonist. He is married to Toshiko Akiyoshi, who is a jazz pianist and a composer/arranger.[1]
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Tabackin studied flute at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and also studied music with composer Vincent Persichetti. In 1962 he graduated from the Conservatory and, after a stint with the U.S. Army, worked with Tal Farlow. He also worked in a combo that included Elvin Jones, Donald Byrd, and Roland Hanna. Later he would have a chair in The Dick Cavett Show's band.
He formed a quartet with Toshiko Akiyoshi in the late 1960s, and in 1973 co-founded the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band which later became the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin, playing bebop in Duke Ellington-influenced arrangements and compositions by Akiyoshi.[2] Tabackin was principal soloist for the big band/orchestra from 1973 through 2003.
Tabackin has become a great supporter of The Jazz Foundation of America in their mission to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians including musicians that survived Hurricane Katrina. He sits on the Advisory Committee of the Foundation since 2002.[3]
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Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin
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Down Beat Magazine Reader's Poll winner:[8]
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Swing Journal (Japanese jazz magazine) awards:[10]
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