american jazz saxophonists
Bobby Plater
american jazz saxophonists | new jersey musiciansBobby Plater (May 13, 1914, Newark, New Jersey - November 20, 1982, Lake Tahoe) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.
Plater began playing alto sax at age 12, and played locally in Newark with Donald Lambert and the Savoy Dictators in the 1930s. He played with Tiny Bradshaw from 1940-42 before spending 1942-45 serving in the U.S. military during World War II. After his discharge he worked briefly with Cootie Williams, then played intermittently with Lionel Hampton between 1946 to 1964. He also did arrangements with Hampton, and did some freelance work besides. In 1964 he took Frank Wess's place in the Count Basie Orchestra, where he played until his death in 1982. His only recordings as a leader were four songs for Bullet Records in 1950.
Captain John Handy
american jazz saxophonists | mississippi musiciansCaptain John Handy (June 24, 1900, Pass Christian, Mississippi - January 12, 1971, New York City) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. Handy's style was rooted in Dixieland jazz but also incorporated elements of R&B.
Handy played clarinet in New Orleans bands from the 1920s, including in his own Louisiana Shakers. He switched to alto saxophone in 1928, and was little-known outside of Louisiana until the 1960s, when he began playing frequently with Kid Sheik Cola and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and recorded for GHB Records, RCA, and Jazz Crusade. Scott Yanow called him "one of the top New Orleans musicians of the 1960s."Scott Yanow, Captain John Handy at All Music Guide
Scheila Gonzalez
1971 births | american jazz saxophonists | american multi-instrumentalists | frank zappa | living peopleScheila Gonzalez (born August 5, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American multi-instrumentalist and music educator. She is best known for playing the saxophone and other instruments with artists such as Dweezil Zappa, Alex Acuña, Ray Parker, Jr., and many others. She currently plays tenor saxophone the all-female jazz orchestra DIVA and is a full-time member of the Zappa Plays Zappa world tour in which she plays several instruments and sings.
