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Trailblazing jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz dies at 92

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Trailblazing jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz dies at 92 after Covid-19 battle

Saxophonist Lee Konitz was a prolific artist celebrated for his improvisation savvy over a seven-decade career. AFP/File/ALAIN JOCARD

Born Leon Konitz in Chicago on October 13, 1927, the musician was the youngest of three in a Jewish immigrant family. “But I didn’t want to sound like him. So I used almost no vibrato and played mostly in the higher register. That’s the heart of my sound.”

 

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