Sam Rivers
Bandleader, Musical Artist
1923 – 2011
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Who was Sam Rivers?
Samuel Carthorne Rivers was an American jazz musician and composer. He performed on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano.
Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music.
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- Born
- Sep 25, 1923
El Reno - Also known as
- Rivers, Sam
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Boston Conservatory
- Boston University
- Lived in
- Boston
- Oklahoma
- Died
- Dec 26, 2011
Orlando
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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