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Bill Saxton

b. 1946

American jazz musician

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Born 1946. Bill Saxton is an American jazz musician, saxophonist and musician.

William Edward Saxton (born June 28, 1946, in New York City) is an American hard bop tenor saxophonist.

He studied clarinet, composition and arrangement at the New England Conservatory in Boston, graduating in 1973, and worked with Pharoah Sanders, Jackie McLean and Bennie Maupin. He began working with Dannie Richmond in 1979, and he later worked with Charlie Persip's big band and Errol Parker. He has worked with Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Roy Ayers, Bobby Watson and Roy Haynes. He was a Friday-night regular at Nick's jazz pub in Harlem, before he fulfilled a dream of his and opened "New York's only Jazz Speakeasy", "Bill's Place", on West 133rd Street in Harlem in 2006.

Discography As leader Beneath the Surface (Nilva, 1984) with John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Alvin Queen Atymony (Jazzline, 1993) with Carlos McKinney, Omar Avital, Noel Parris

As sideman With Ted Curson I Heard Mingus (Interplay, 1980)

With Billy Gault When Destiny Calls (SteepleChase, 1974)

With Big John Patton Blue Planet Man (Evidence, 1993)

With Jimmy Ponder Mean Streets – No Bridges (Muse, 1987)

With Dannie Richmond Ode to Mingus (Soul Note, 1979)

With Charles Tolliver With Love (Blue Note, 2006) Emperor March: Live at the Blue Note (Half Note, 2008 )

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William Edward Saxton

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Who is Bill Saxton?

American jazz musician

When was Bill Saxton born?

Bill Saxton was born on 28 June 1946 in New York City.

What is Bill Saxton's occupation?

Bill Saxton is a jazz musician, saxophonist and musician.

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Bill Saxton is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bill Saxton

· Wikidata: Q862431

· DBpedia: Bill Saxton

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