Sam Rivers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sam Rivers

American jazz musician and composer

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: El Reno, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 26-Dec-2011

Profession: composer, bandleader, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Sam Rivers

  • Samuel Carthorne Rivers (September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011) was an American jazz musician and composer.
  • He performed on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz.
  • With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music.

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