Top 20 Saxophonist celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Saxophonist celebrities [Updated February 7, 2023].
Leroi Moore was born
on September 7, 1961
in Durham, United States.
Founding member of Dave Matthews Band who not only played saxophone for the group, but also wrote songs like 'Stay (Wasting Time).'
He was a multi-instrumentalist who played bass, baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones; the flute, bass clarinet, the wooden penny whistle, and the oboe.
Net Worth 2020: $40 Million
Walter Parazaider was born
on March 14, 1945
in Chicago, United States.
He became a Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia member.
Net Worth 2020: $25 Million
Clarence Clemons was born
on January 11, 1942
in Chesapeake, United States.
Net Worth 2020: $20 million (2017)
Lenny Pickett was born
on April 10, 1954
in Las Cruces, United States.
He has taught jazz saxophone at New York University.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Bobby Keys was born
on December 18, 1943
in United States.
He narrated the story of his early life while driving around Dallas in the 1971 concert film Mad Dogs and Englishman.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Branford Marsalis was born
on August 26, 1960
in Breaux Bridge, United States.
He worked on The Dream of the Blue Turtles, Sting's first solo project.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Sonny Rollins was born
on September 7, 1930
in New York City, United States.
His 1956 album Saxophone Colossus was critically acclaimed.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Gerald Albright was born
on August 30, 1957
in Los Angeles, United States.
Multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with the likes of Whitney Houston, Quincy Jones, and Phil Collins. He has released solo albums like Groovology.
He has appeared on many television shows, like Melrose Place and A Different World.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Boney James was born
on September 1, 1961
in Lowell, United States.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
David Sanborn was born
on July 30, 1945
in Tampa, United States.
Grammy Award-winning alto saxophonist who has collaborated with David Bowie.
He is often associated with the smooth jazz genre, though he has expressed a lack of interest in the genre and has generally disassociated himself from it.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Maceo Parker was born
on February 14, 1943
in Kinston, United States.
Collaborator with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic who was featured prominently on many of James Brown's albums.
He played saxophone on Jane Addiction's track "My Cat's Name is Maceo" in 1997.
Net Worth 2020: $800 Thousand
John Coltrane was born
on September 23, 1926
in Hamlet, United States.
Net Worth 2020: $500 Thousand
James Carter was born
on January 3, 1969
in United States.
Notable for his work on the baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute, this prominent jazz musician collaborated with opera singer Kathleen Battle, saxophonist Julius Hemphill, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and numerous other world-class musicians.
Over the course of his music career, he collected numerous vintage horns.
Net Worth 2020: $400 Thousand
Charlie Parker was born
on August 29, 1920
in Kansas City, United States.
He was called the Bird and his songs "Anthropology," "Ornithology," and "Confirmation" have become standards.
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Salary 2020: £250,000 per year
Wayne Shorter was born
on August 25, 1933
in Newark, United States.
He released many recordings on Blue Note.
Jackie McLean was born
on May 17, 1931
in United States.
He was the recipient of a 2001 American Jazz Masters fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
John Handy was born
on February 3, 1933
in United States.
He has taught music history at San Francisco State University and Stanford University.
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Salary 2020: $1,118,900
Kenny G was born
on June 5, 1956
in Seattle, United States.
He has sold more than 75 million albums globally.
Coleman Hawkins was born
on November 21, 1904
in United States.
As a jazz tenor saxophonist, he toured with
Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds.
Dexter Gordon was born
on February 27, 1923
in Los Angeles, United States.
Influential jazz saxophonist who played with Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillepsie, influencing a generation of jazz musicians.
