Michael Brecker
Jazz fusion, Musical Artist
1949 – 2007
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Who was Michael Brecker?
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane", he was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004, and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.
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- Born
- Mar 29, 1949
Cheltenham - Also known as
- Brecker, Michael
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Berklee College of Music
- Died
- Jan 13, 2007
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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