Michael Brecker
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American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007)
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Michael Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was exposed to jazz at an early age by his father, an amateur jazz pianist. Among the generation of jazz musicians that saw rock music not as the enemy but as a viable musical option, Brecker began studying clarinet, then moved to alto saxophone in school, eventually settling on the tenor saxophone as his primary instrument. After only a year at Indiana University, Michael Brecker moved to New York City in 1970 where he carved out a niche for h
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- New York City
- Sibling
- Randy Brecker
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- Jacobs School of Music
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- tenor saxophone
- Record label
- Impulse!
- Official website
- www.michaelbrecker.com
- Image
- Michael Brecker Munich 2001.JPG
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- Commons category
- Michael Brecker
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1949-03-29
- date of death
- 2007-01-13
- Commons gallery
- Michael Brecker
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- different from
- Michael Brecher
- partner in business or sport
- Randy Brecker
- end of work period
- 2007-00-00
- member of
- Brecker Brothers
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