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Art Ellefson

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Arthur Albert Ellefson (born 17 April 1932 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. [1]

33 relations: Allan Ganley, Alto saxophone, Baritone saxophone, Ben Webster, Bermuda, Bobby Gimby, Clarinet, Coleman Hawkins, Courtenay, British Columbia, England, Euphonium, George Harrison, Jazz, John Dankworth, Kenny Wheeler, Lucky Thompson, Maynard Ferguson, Moose Jaw, Nanaimo, Peter Leitch (musician), Phil Nimmons, Ronnie Ross, Saskatchewan, Savoy Truffle, Soprano saxophone, Tenor saxophone, The Beatles, The Beatles (album), Tommy Flanagan, Trumpet, Vancouver Island University, Vic Lewis, Woody Herman.

Allan Ganley

Allan Ganley (born Allan Anthony Ganley; 11 March 1931 in Tolworth, Surrey – 29 March 2008) was an English jazz drummer and arranger, who played with many famous musicians.

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Alto saxophone

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846.

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Baritone saxophone

The baritone saxophone or "bari sax" is one of the largest members of the saxophone family, only being smaller than the bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxophones.

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Ben Webster

Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

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Bermuda

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Bobby Gimby

Bobby Gimby, (October 25, 1918 – June 20, 1998) was a Canadian orchestra leader, trumpeter, and singer-songwriter.

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Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical-instrument family belonging to the group known as the woodwind instruments.

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Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

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Courtenay, British Columbia

Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Euphonium

The euphonium is a large, conical-bore, baritone-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word εὔφωνος euphōnos, meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" (εὖ eu means "well" or "good" and φωνή phōnē means "sound", hence "of good sound").

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George Harrison

George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.

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John Dankworth

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinetist and writer of film scores.

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Kenny Wheeler

Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards.

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Lucky Thompson

Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist.

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Maynard Ferguson

Walter Maynard Ferguson C.M. (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

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Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Nanaimo

Nanaimo (Canada 2016 Census population 90,504) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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Peter Leitch (musician)

Peter Leitch (born August 19, 1944) is a Canadian jazz guitarist.

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Phil Nimmons

Phillip Rista "Phil" Nimmons, (born June 3, 1923) is a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and educator.

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Ronnie Ross

Albert Ronald "Ronnie" Ross (2 October 1933 – 12 December 1991) was a British jazz baritone saxophonist.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders.

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Savoy Truffle

"Savoy Truffle" is a song by the English rock group the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album").

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Soprano saxophone

The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument, invented in the 1840s.

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Tenor saxophone

The Tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.

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The Beatles (album)

The Beatles, also known as "The White Album", is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968.

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Tommy Flanagan

Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer.

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Trumpet

A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles.

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Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University (abbreviated as VIU, formerly known as Malaspina University-College and before that as Malaspina College) is a Canadian public university serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia.

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Vic Lewis

Vic Lewis (29 July 1919 – 9 February 2009) was a British jazz guitarist and bandleader.

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Woody Herman

Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ellefson

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