Tag: Saxophonist
Wayne Shorter: Jazz saxophonist dead at 89
Wayne Shorter Jazz saxophonist dies aged 89 Wayne Shorter, pictured here performing in Spain, has died. © imago images/Agencia EFE The saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter is dead. The American,…
Honor where honor is due – award for saxophonist Wolfgang Puschnig
Young, anecdotal and witty, 13 awards were presented in the Klagenfurt Konzerthaus in the context of the Carinthian State Culture Prize, which went to Wolfgang Puschnig. Cellist Manuel Schager asks…
Obituary for the great jazz saxophonist
Half a century ago, he electrified audiences with hymn-like sounds. Later he also influenced hip-hop and electro. The mystic of jazz: Pharoah Sanders. Here in 2014 at the Heritage Festival…
Earth: Saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk dies at 71
Earth Saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk dies at 71 Andrew Woolfolk during a performance in 1982. © Getty Images/Solomon NJie Andrew Woolfolk, longtime member of cult band Earth, Wind & Fire, has…