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Tony Coe
Sign in to saveBritish jazz musician (saxophones, clarinet, flute) and composer (1934-2023)
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- 2
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1934
- Active to
- 2023
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- 1,937
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An adventurous and flexible improviser, Tony Coe has long been one of England's top jazzmen. He has performed in settings ranging from straight-ahead bop and borderline Dixieland to post-bop and free, keeping his own strong musical personality intact throughout his career. Coe started on clarinet and was self-taught on tenor. He performed in an Army band during 1953-1956 and played with Humphrey Lyttelton's mainstream group during 1957-1962. After heading his own band (1962-1964) <a href="https:
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tony
- Family name
- Coe
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Canterbury
- Place of death
- Canterbury
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- flute
- Record label
- Hat Hut Records
- Official website
- www.tonycoe.co.uk
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- date of birth
- 1934-11-29
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-03-16
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- name in native language
- Tony Coe
- birth name
- Anthony George Coe
- manner of death
- natural causes
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