Michael Brecker

• Genre: Post Bop
• Hometown: Philadelphia

About

Michael Brecker is one of the premier tenor saxophone players of our day, and his credits list like a who's who of modern jazz and Fusion. Brecker is one of the most recorded studio musicians of all time, having played on albums with Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham and Jimi Hendrix (on South Saturn Delta) among others. His work in the seminal Jazz-Fusion bands Steps Ahead and the Brecker Brothers showcased his talents as one of the most all encompassing and versatile of current tenor saxophone players.

- Jessy Terry