Sam Rivers (jazz musician)
Sam Rivers | |
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Rivers at Studio Rivbea jazz loft, July 1976, New York City | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Sammy |
| Born | Samuel Carthorne Rivers September 25, 1923 |
| Died | December 26, 2011 (aged 88) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, bandleader, composer, educator |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica, piano |
| Years active | 1950s–2011 |
| Labels | Blue Note, Impulse, FMP, RCA, Nato, Postcards, Stunt, Timeless, Rivbea Sound, Posi-Tone, Marge |
| Website | Sam Rivers |
Samuel Carthorne Rivers (September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011) was an American jazz musician and composer. Though most famously a tenor saxophonist, he also performed on soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica, piano and viola.
Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music.