Metropolitan Jazz Octet

Tom Hilliard
Born(1930-01-20)January 20, 1930
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMarch 28, 2006(2006-03-28) (aged 76)
GenresJazz
OccupationsSaxophonist, Composer, Bandleader, Educator
InstrumentTenor Saxophone
Websitehttps://www.metropolitanjazzoctet.com
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Jim Gailloreto
Born1960 (age 65–66)
Chicago, Illinois
GenresJazz, Classical, Contemporary
OccupationsSaxophonist, Composer, Bandleader
InstrumentsTenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Websitehttp://www.jazzstringquintet.com
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The Metropolitan Jazz Octet (MJO) was a group created in the 1950s by Chicago saxophonist and arranger Tom Hilliard that was revived in 2014 under the direction of Hilliard's student Jim Gailloreto.

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