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American musician

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1947-03-24
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Paul McCandless (born Paul Brownlee McCandless Jr in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on 24 March 1947 ) is an American award-winning multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the American jazz group Oregon. He is one of few expert jazz oboists. He also plays bass clarinet, English horn, and soprano saxophone. As well as recordings under his own name, he has released a series of albums of his own compositions with various musicians. In 1996, McCandless won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental wit

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Instance of
human
Given name
Paul
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Indiana
Occupation
clarinetist
Genre
jazz
Instrument
oboe
Record label
ECM Records
Image
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date of birth
1947-03-24
member of
Oregon
start of work period
1968-00-00
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