1. Of course, the most famous is the famous American saxophonist Kenneji. June 5 1956 was born in Seattle, USA. When I was a teenager, I studied in Franklin. 10 saw a musical, so I fell in love with saxophone. When he was in middle school, he tried to join a jazz band, but he didn't get it, which showed that he was not a musical genius. According to his mother's wishes, he studied finance and graduated with honors from the accounting department of Washington University. Kailijin's achievement in music depends entirely on his love for saxophone and his long-term unremitting efforts. For many years, he kept practicing piano for 3-4 hours every day. Kailijin's music style is my music. At present, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, and his happy family has great support for his music career. It should be said that Kylie King changed people's understanding of saxophone, and he became the most popular saxophone player in the world in the past 10 years.

2. candy dulfer

She is a rare talented woman in contemporary jazz. She first appeared in public in the music video "Partyman" of the Rock Ghost Prince. Dufour not only has beautiful blonde hair and pretty face, but also plays alto saxophone with first-class skills.

Dufour was influenced by her father who played the high-pitched saxophone since childhood. Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins and Dexter Gordon are her idols. Because her father is a famous Dutch musician, dufour got into contact with jazz very smoothly. She has been playing with Rosa King, a musician who was exiled from the United States to the Netherlands since she was 0/2 years old. /kloc-When he was 0/5 years old, he formed his own Funky Stuff band. Because of its outstanding personality, the band was also invited by the famous rock singer Madonna to participate in her European tour. After becoming famous with Prince, Dufour got help from music producer DaveStewart and recorded some well-received music.

Dufour's first solo album was released at 199 1. As soon as her funk saxophone came out, it brought a whirlwind of popularity and became an important part of contemporary jazz. Her subsequent works absorbed more and more musical elements, showing more abundant and active creativity.

3. Sonny Sonny Rollins

He has retired from the music scene three times, and every time he returns, he will appear with a new look. He is one of the most introspective and prolific musicians in jazz, and his theme improvisation makes him unique in ancient and modern times.

Rollins studied piano at first, and changed to play saxophone at the age of 16. At 1949, his cooperation with Bud Powell and J.J. John Johnson left a deep impression on people. Rawlings absorbed the playing skills and improvisational style of famous saxophonists such as Charlie Parker and Sonny Stitt. By the early 1950s, when he cooperated with miles davis and thelonious monk, his position was not small. Rollins soon left the music scene, and when he came back at 1954, he showed even more amazing creativity.

In the late 1950s, Rawlings felt the pressure from John Cotten and announced his retirement again. 196 1 formed a quartet with Jim hall. At this time, he also accepted Ernie Coleman's innovative ideas, and his playing style became more and more intense and casual. 1968, rollins left jazz for the third time, and people were surprised by his style of shrinking, meditating and coming back. When he 197 1 years old and R &；; When the new musical style of B and pop elements reappeared, people were impressed by his persistence in art, and his spirit of constantly trying to establish a new order and open up a new world to seek good music was imitated by later jazz musicians.

4. Michael Brecker

Striving for perfection in playing skills, he is the saxophonist who has the greatest influence on contemporary saxophonists after Wayne Short. At first, his name was not well known to the public, and his excellent improvisation skills were not paid due attention, mainly because he always plunged into the recording studio and was always willing to accompany some pop singers.

In fact, Blake's use of saxophone skills is almost perfect. His flexible use of pentatonic scale, decreasing scale and increasing scale, as well as his clever enhancement of the upper tone, his clear interpretation of phrases as particles and his dramatic strong and weak melodies have dazzling effects.

Blake studied clarinet and tenor saxophone first, and then changed to alto saxophone in high school. At the beginning of his career, Blake didn't fall in love with jazz. He cooperated with some R&; B or rock band is the main style. 1969, he joined a mixed jazz band in new york, Dreams, and not only got in touch with the legendary jazz master Horace Silver. Brave in exploration, Blake constantly strives for innovation and change in his music career. In the 1980s, he joined the fusion band Steps Ahead and formed a funk band called "Blake Brothers" with his brother and trumpeter Randy Black. After 90' s, they improved this band into the band "The Return of the Blake Brothers", which is mainly composed of acid jazz.

5. Benny Carter

If Benny Carter's career as a musician is only described as an extraordinary and productive life, then this statement itself greatly underestimates his achievements. As an infrequent alto saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader and trumpet player, Benny Carter has always been one of the best in his field. At least from 1928, he became one of the best jazz musicians. Surprisingly, 1996, at the age of 88, he still performed on the stage, and his energy and intelligence were not limited by his age. Sometimes, if people just go to listen to his performances instead of watching them live, they may even think that he is in the heyday of the 1930s, and his charm has not faded at all. When he was only in his twenties, Benny Carter won the audience's love and became one of the best big band conductors at that time.

Domestic:

1. Fan Shengqi is the most famous saxophonist in China, former chief saxophone of China Coal Mine Art Troupe, national first-class performer, national first-class conductor, captain of Old Bark Band, artistic director of Golden Saxophone Quartet in Beijing, artistic consultant of China National Gymnastics Team, and visiting professor of Peking Union Medical College. The old bark jazz band he led brought jazz with strong European and American flavor to domestic audiences.

Fan Shengqi has long hair after middle age. His flowing shawl, white hair and shiny beard really add some charm to the artist, especially with the cooperation of the western musical instrument saxophone. So it's called old man Fan. Fan Laotou's ancestral home is Huangxian County, Shandong Province. He went to Harbin with his family in his childhood and was interested in music since he was a child. He became attached to saxophone when his eldest brother went to the front with He Long troops, and saxophone was left to Fan Shengqi. The young old man Fan, with this heavy musical instrument, studied with a Belarusian musician who fled to Harbin after the October Revolution. In the early days of the founding of New China, the famous old man Fan was taken away by the recruiting railway art troupe in the north.

In addition, there are Du Yinjiao, Wei, the chief saxophone teacher of the Navy, Wang Qingquan, the chief saxophone teacher of the People's Liberation Army, and Chen, the saxophone supervisor of the People's Liberation Army. Everything is fine.