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

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.