Biography
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Michael Brecker
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Birth name :
Michael Leonard Brecker
Genres :
Jazz
Post-bop
Jazz fusion
Funk
R&B
Rock
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Instruments :
Tenor saxophone
EWI
Years active :
1969–2007
Born / Died
Born:(1949-03-29)March 29, 1949 Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, United States
Died:January 13, 2007(2007-01-13) (aged 57) New York City, New York, United States
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Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004, and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.
