Oliver Lake
Saxophone, Award Winner
1942 –
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Who is Oliver Lake?
Oliver Lake is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. He is known mainly on alto saxophone but also performs on soprano saxophone and flute.
During the 1960s Lake worked with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis.
In 1977 Lake co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet, with David Murray, Julius Hemphill and Hamiet Bluiett.
Lake is a resident of Montclair, New Jersey. His son is jazz drummer Gene Lake.
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- Born
- Sep 14, 1942
Marianna - Also known as
- Lake, Oliver
- Oliver Eugene Lake
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Lincoln University
Music education
( - 1968)
- Bachelor's degree, Lincoln University
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Montclair
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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