Alex Foster

Alex Foster (born May 10, 1953) is an American jazz musician who plays alto and tenor saxophone. He has recorded for record labels since the early 1970s. He is known for playing alto sax in the Saturday Night Live house band. He is also the co-musical director for the Mingus Big Band (which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005, and later winning the award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble), Mingus Orchestra and Mingus Dynasty.

Discography 1975: Cosmic Chicken (Prestige) with Jack DeJohnette's Directions 1976: Untitled (ECM) with Jack DeJohnette's Directions 1977: New Rags (ECM) with Jack DeJohnette's Directions 1977: Transaxdrum (Finite) 1978: Headin' Home (A&M/Horizon) with Jimmy Owens 1991: Beginnings: Goodbye (Big World) 1995: The News (Jazzline) with Kirk Lightsey, Tony Lakatos, George Mraz 1997: Pool of Dreams (Truspace) with Michael Wolff

Collaborations Sally Can't Dance - Lou Reed (1974) I'll Keep On Loving You - Linda Clifford (1982) Graceland - Paul Simon (1986) The Hunger - Michael Bolton (1987) It's Like This - Rickie Lee Jones (2000) Prism - Katy Perry (2013) The Music Never Stops - Betty Carter (2019)