Ben Webster

Biography

Benjamin Francis Webster, 27 March 1909, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, d. 20 September 1973, Amsterdam, Netherlands. After studying violin and piano, and beginning his professional career on the latter instrument, Webster took up the tenor saxophone around 1930. He quickly became adept on this instrument; within a year he was playing with Bennie Moten and later worked with Andy Kirk and Fletcher Henderson. In the mid-30s he also played briefly with numerous bands mostly in and around New York,... Read more

Genres

Drama Movies Jazz Jazz Kids & Family Movies Music Videos & Concerts Pop / Rock Television Vocals

Tags

jazz

saxophone

swing

smooth jazz

cool jazz

Decades

1980s 1990s 2000s

Links

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