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Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007), nicknamed Dr. Sax, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004, [3] and was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.
Jan 14, 2007 · Michael Brecker, a saxophonist who won 11 Grammy Awards and was among the most influential musicians in jazz since the 1960s, died yesterday at a hospital in New York City. He was 57 and lived in...
Mar 25, 2024 · Saxophonist Michael Brecker was perhaps the most influential jazz musicianto appear on the scene after 1960s greats like John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson. In this article we take a trip through the making of the musician and his career highlights along the way.
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Jan 6, 2022 · Michael Brecker Biography - Bill Milkowski’s bio reveals what an outsized presence the tenor titan, Michael Brecker, maintained for almost four decades. Jeff Wilson reports.
Jan 13, 2007 · Michael Brecker. Famed jazz-fusion saxophonist, saught-after session musician, and member of the Brecker Brothers with his sibling Randy. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2000s. Born. March 29, 1949 in Philadelphia, PA. Died.
May 2, 2024 · Brecker, Michael Leonard was an American tenor saxophonist, whose stark, jagged, yet driving jazz style influenced many tenor saxophonists in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Brecker studied clarinet and alto saxophone as a boy and turned to tenor saxophone once he reached high school.
Feb 19, 2023 · All About Jazz is celebrating Michael Brecker's birthday today! Michael Brecker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and exposed to jazz at an early age by his father, an amateur jazz pianist.
As a result of his stylistic and harmonic innovations, Brecker is the most influential saxophonist of the last 30 years and is among the most studied contemporary instrumentalists in music schools throughout the world today. He is also a 13-time Grammy winner.
