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Lee Konitz

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Also known as Leon Konitz

American jazz musician (1927–2020)

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2

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  • Nica's dream
  • Music Minus One Alto, Baritone, or Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet or Trumpet

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1927-10-13
Active to
2020-04-15
american saxophonistdeath by covid-19jazzsaxophonist

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248,626
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1,554,093

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Lee Konitz (born October 13, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois—died April 15, 2020 in New York City, New York) was an American jazz composer and saxophone player. Konitz is sometimes regarded as the preeminent cool jazz saxophonist, because he performed and recorded with Claude Thornhill, Lennie Tristano (both often cited as important cool jazz proponents of the mid 1940s), and with Miles Davis' on his epochal Birth of the Cool, which gave the form its name. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lee+Konit

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date of birth
1927-10-13
Commons category
Lee Konitz
start of work period
1940-00-00
date of death
2020-04-15
name in native language
Lee Konitz
end of work period
2020-00-00
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