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Your Favorite Living Jazz Saxophonists: Rankings

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This poll closes on January 24, 2024 | Voters: 259

1
musicians/chris-potter
Chris Potter
saxophone, tenor
2
musicians/joshua-redman
Joshua Redman
saxophone
3
musicians/sonny-rollins
Sonny Rollins
saxophone
4
musicians/joe-lovano
Joe Lovano
saxophone
5
musicians/charles-lloyd
Charles Lloyd
saxophone
6
musicians/branford-marsalis
Branford Marsalis
saxophone
7
musicians/kenny-garrett
Kenny Garrett
saxophone, alto
8
musicians/david-sanborn
David Sanborn
saxophone
9
musicians/kamasi-washington
Kamasi Washington
saxophone
10
musicians/david-murray
David Murray
saxophone, tenor
11
musicians/eric-alexander
Eric Alexander
saxophone, tenor
12
musicians/jan-garbarek
Jan Garbarek
saxophone, tenor
13
musicians/dave-liebman
Dave Liebman
saxophone
14
musicians/james-carter
James Carter
multi-instrumentalist
15
musicians/miguel-zenon
Miguel Zenon
saxophone, alto
16
musicians/benny-golson
Benny Golson
saxophone, tenor
17
musicians/mark-turner
Mark Turner
saxophone, tenor
18
musicians/melissa-aldana
Melissa Aldana
saxophone
19
musicians/matthew-alec
Matthew Alec
saxophone, tenor
20
musicians/bobby-watson
Bobby Watson
saxophone, alto
21
musicians/vincent-herring
Vincent Herring
saxophone, alto
22
musicians/gary-bartz
Gary Bartz
saxophone, alto
23
musicians/gary-smulyan
Gary Smulyan
saxophone, baritone
24
musicians/shabaka-hutchings
Shabaka Hutchings
woodwinds
25
musicians/ravi-coltrane
Ravi Coltrane
saxophone, tenor
26
musicians/houston-person
Houston Person
saxophone, tenor
27
musicians/john-surman
John Surman
saxophone
28
musicians/billy-harper
Billy Harper
saxophone
29
musicians/bob-mintzer
Bob Mintzer
saxophone
30
musicians/nubya-garcia
Nubya Garcia
saxophone
31
musicians/ernie-watts
Ernie Watts
saxophone, tenor
32
musicians/anthony-braxton
Anthony Braxton
woodwinds
33
musicians/donny-mccaslin
Donny McCaslin
saxophone, tenor
34
musicians/henry-threadgill
Henry Threadgill
woodwinds
35
musicians/lou-donaldson
Lou Donaldson
saxophone
36
musicians/archie-shepp
Archie Shepp
saxophone, tenor
37
musicians/javon-jackson
Javon Jackson
saxophone
38
musicians/steve-coleman
Steve Coleman
saxophone, alto
39
musicians/immanuel-wilkins
Immanuel Wilkins
saxophone, alto
40
musicians/walter-smith-iii
Walter Smith III
saxophone, tenor
41
musicians/charles-mcpherson
Charles McPherson
saxophone, alto
42
musicians/seamus-blake
Seamus Blake
saxophone
43
musicians/george-coleman
George Coleman
saxophone, tenor
44
musicians/joel-frahm
Joel Frahm
saxophone, tenor
45
musicians/donald-harrison
Donald Harrison
saxophone, alto
46
musicians/candy-dulfer
Candy Dulfer
saxophone, alto
47
musicians/jd-allen-3363
JD Allen
saxophone, tenor
48
musicians/greg-osby
Greg Osby
saxophone
49
musicians/nicole-glover
Nicole Glover
saxophone, tenor
50
musicians/bill-evans-saxophone
Bill Evans - Saxophone
saxophone
51
musicians/jane-ira-bloom
Jane Ira Bloom
saxophone, soprano
52
musicians/oliver-lake
Oliver Lake
saxophone
53
musicians/harry-allen
Harry Allen
saxophone
54
musicians/roscoe-mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
saxophone
55
musicians/wayne-escoffery
Wayne Escoffery
saxophone, tenor
56
musicians/courtney-pine
Courtney Pine
saxophone
57
musicians/evan-parker
Evan Parker
saxophone, soprano
58
musicians/dave-koz
Dave Koz
saxophone
59
musicians/john-zorn
John Zorn
saxophone, alto
60
musicians/scott-hamilton
Scott Hamilton
saxophone, tenor
61
musicians/gerald-albright
Gerald Albright
saxophone, alto
62
musicians/ted-nash
Ted Nash
saxophone
63
musicians/ken-vandermark
Ken Vandermark
saxophone
64
musicians/andy-sheppard
Andy Sheppard
saxophone
65
musicians/david-sanchez
David Sanchez
saxophone, tenor
66
musicians/ben-wendel
Ben Wendel
saxophone, tenor
67
musicians/george-garzone
George Garzone
saxophone, tenor
68
musicians/rudresh-mahanthappa
Rudresh Mahanthappa
saxophone, alto
69
musicians/tom-scott
Tom Scott
saxophone, tenor
70
musicians/david-binney
David Binney
saxophone, alto
71
musicians/tia-fuller
Tia Fuller
saxophone
72
musicians/chico-freeman
Chico Freeman
saxophone
73
musicians/kirk-whalum
Kirk Whalum
saxophone
74
musicians/marshall-allen
Marshall Allen
saxophone, alto
75
musicians/mindi-abair
Mindi Abair
saxophone
76
musicians/james-brandon-lewis
James Brandon Lewis
saxophone, tenor
77
musicians/lou-marini
Lou Marini
saxophone
78
musicians/tony-malaby
Tony Malaby
saxophone, tenor
79
musicians/ingrid-laubrock
Ingrid Laubrock
saxophone
80
musicians/tore-brunborg
Tore Brunborg
saxophone
81
musicians/tommy-smith-4456
Tommy Smith
saxophone, tenor
82
musicians/lakecia-benjamin
Lakecia Benjamin
saxophone, alto
83
musicians/ralph-bowen
Ralph Bowen
saxophone
84
musicians/tim-berne
Tim Berne
saxophone, alto
85
musicians/grace-kelly
Grace Kelly
saxophone
86
musicians/steve-lehman
Steve Lehman
saxophone, alto
87
musicians/antonio-hart
Antonio Hart
band / ensemble / orchestra
88
musicians/peter-dicarlo
Peter DiCarlo
saxophone, alto
89
musicians/tim-garland
Tim Garland
saxophone
90
musicians/jeff-coffin
Jeff Coffin
saxophone
91
musicians/kenny-g
Kenny G
saxophone, soprano
92
musicians/joe-mcphee
Joe McPhee
woodwinds
93
musicians/ricky-ford
Ricky Ford
saxophone, tenor
94
musicians/mats-gustafsson
Mats Gustafsson
woodwinds
95
musicians/greg-abate
Greg Abate
saxophone
96
musicians/trygve-seim
Trygve Seim
saxophone
97
musicians/maceo-parker
Maceo Parker
saxophone, alto
98
musicians/steve-wilson
Steve Wilson
saxophone
99
musicians/chris-speed
Chris Speed
saxophone
100
musicians/grant-stewart
Grant Stewart
saxophone, tenor
101
musicians/cory-weeds
Cory Weeds
saxophone, alto
102
musicians/jerry-bergonzi
Jerry Bergonzi
saxophone, tenor
103
musicians/john-klemmer
John Klemmer
saxophone
104
musicians/craig-handy
Craig Handy
saxophone
105
musicians/peter-brotzmann
Peter Brötzmann
woodwinds
106
musicians/christine-jensen
Christine Jensen
saxophone
107
musicians/jon-irabagon
Jon Irabagon
saxophone, tenor
108
musicians/greg-banaszak
Greg Banaszak
saxophone
109
musicians/lenny-pickett
Lenny Pickett
saxophone, tenor
110
musicians/rich-perry
Rich Perry
saxophone, tenor
111
musicians/dayna-stephens
Dayna Stephens
saxophone, tenor
112
musicians/rick-margitza
Rick Margitza
saxophone, tenor
113
musicians/kirk-macdonald
Kirk MacDonald
saxophone
114
musicians/azar-lawrence
Azar Lawrence
saxophone
115
musicians/greg-ward
Greg Ward
saxophone
116
musicians/frank-basile
Frank Basile
saxophone, baritone
117
musicians/john-handy
John Handy
saxophone
118
musicians/boney-james
Boney James
saxophone
119
musicians/karl-denson
Karl Denson
saxophone
120
musicians/mette-rasmussen
Mette Rasmussen
saxophone, alto
121
musicians/jane-bunnett
Jane Bunnett
saxophone, soprano
122
musicians/daniel-carter
Daniel Carter
saxophone
123
musicians/marius-neset
Marius Neset
saxophone
124
musicians/chad-lefkowitz-brown
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
saxophone, tenor
125
musicians/matana-roberts
Matana Roberts
saxophone, alto
126
musicians/lew-tabackin
Lew Tabackin
saxophone, tenor
127
musicians/alexa-tarantino
Alexa Tarantino
saxophone, alto
128
musicians/stacy-dillard
Stacy Dillard
saxophone
129
musicians/tineke-postma
Tineke Postma
saxophone, alto
130
musicians/abraham-burton
Abraham Burton
saxophone, alto
131
musicians/chris-cheek
Chris Cheek
saxophone
132
musicians/jaleel-shaw
Jaleel Shaw
saxophone, alto
133
musicians/ron-blake
Ron Blake
saxophone
134
musicians/ellery-eskelin
Ellery Eskelin
saxophone, tenor
135
musicians/oded-tzur
Oded Tzur
saxophone, tenor
136
musicians/julian-arguelles-saxophone
Julian Arguelles
saxophone
137
musicians/paul-dunmall
Paul Dunmall
saxophone
138
musicians/nat-birchall
Nat Birchall
saxophone, tenor
139
musicians/justin-robinson
Justin Robinson
saxophone, alto
140
musicians/marion-meadows
Marion Meadows
saxophone
141
musicians/jean-toussaint
Jean Toussaint
saxophone
142
musicians/sam-newsome
Sam Newsome
saxophone, soprano
143
musicians/victor-goines
Victor Goines
woodwinds
144
musicians/tim-warfield
Tim Warfield
saxophone, tenor
145
musicians/alex-hitchcock
Alex Hitchcock
saxophone
146
musicians/allison-au
Allison Au
saxophone, alto
147
musicians/walt-weiskopf
Walt Weiskopf
saxophone
148
musicians/john-ellis
John Ellis
saxophone, tenor
149
musicians/anton-schwartz
Anton Schwartz
saxophone, tenor
150
musicians/larry-mckenna
Larry McKenna
saxophone, tenor
151
musicians/marty-ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich
woodwinds
152
musicians/logan-richardson
Logan Richardson
saxophone, alto
153
musicians/bob-sheppard
Bob Sheppard
saxophone, tenor
154
musicians/tony-kofi
Tony Kofi
saxophone
155
musicians/steve-slagle
Steve Slagle
saxophone, alto
156
musicians/jim-snidero
Jim Snidero
saxophone, alto
157
musicians/mette-henriette
Mette Henriette
saxophone, tenor
158
musicians/camille-thurman
Camille Thurman
saxophone
159
musicians/gary-thomas
Gary Thomas
saxophone
160
musicians/zoh-amba
Zoh Amba
woodwinds
161
musicians/ada-rovatti
Ada Rovatti
saxophone, tenor
162
musicians/sha
Sha
clarinet
163
musicians/bendik-hofseth
Bendik Hofseth
saxophone
164
musicians/james-mollison
James Mollison
saxophone
165
musicians/jay-beckenstein
Jay Beckenstein
saxophone
166
musicians/louis-sclavis
Louis Sclavis
woodwinds
167
musicians/richard-elliot
Richard Elliot
saxophone
168
musicians/gebhard-ullmann
Gebhard Ullmann
saxophone
169
musicians/dave-rempis
Dave Rempis
saxophone
170
musicians/mel-collins
Mel Collins
saxophone
171
musicians/isaiah-collier
Isaiah Collier
saxophone
172
musicians/sharel-cassity
Sharel Cassity
saxophone
173
musicians/noah-preminger
Noah Preminger
saxophone, tenor
174
musicians/roxy-coss
Roxy Coss
saxophone, tenor
175
musicians/jimmy-greene
Jimmy Greene
saxophone
176
musicians/will-vinson
Will Vinson
saxophone, alto
177
musicians/francesco-bearzatti
Francesco Bearzatti
saxophone, tenor
178
musicians/wolfgang-puschnig
Wolfgang Puschnig
woodwinds
179
musicians/ken-fowser
Ken Fowser
saxophone, tenor
180
musicians/jeff-lederer
Jeff Lederer
woodwinds
181
musicians/trish-clowes
Trish Clowes
saxophone
182
musicians/doug-webb
Doug Webb
saxophone
183
musicians/brian-settles
Brian Settles
saxophone, tenor
184
musicians/simon-spillett
Simon Spillett
saxophone, tenor
185
musicians/paul-nedzela
Paul Nedzela
saxophone
186
musicians/patience-higgins
Patience Higgins
saxophone, tenor
187
musicians/skerik
Skerik
saxophone
188
musicians/binker-golding
Binker Golding
saxophone, tenor
189
musicians/steve-kaldestad
Steve Kaldestad
saxophone, tenor
190
musicians/herb-scott
Herb Scott
saxophone
191
musicians/john-wojciechowski
John Wojciechowski
saxophone, tenor
192
musicians/hakon-kornstad
Hakon Kornstad
saxophone
193
musicians/braxton-cook
Braxton Cook
saxophone
194
musicians/avram-fefer
Avram Fefer
saxophone
195
musicians/cassie-kinoshi
Cassie Kinoshi
saxophone
196
musicians/maciej-obara
Maciej Obara
saxophone
197
musicians/christopher-mcbride
Christopher McBride
saxophone, alto
198
musicians/paul-carr
Paul Carr
saxophone
199
musicians/jason-rigby
Jason Rigby
saxophone, tenor
200
musicians/hans-ulrik
Hans Ulrik
saxophone

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