Explanation of columns: This page lists all saxophonists. See List of jazz saxophonists for a list of jazz sax players.
Explanation of indicators: - X = instrument has been used by person or group
- X = instrument has been used by person or group, but much less often than other X-marked instruments
- C = person or group uses a C melody saxophone (either as primary instrument, or in addition to the normal tenor sax)
| Name | Timespan | s | S | A | T | B | b | c | sc | Genre | | Mindi Abair | 1969- | | x | X | | | | | | Smooth jazz | | George Adams | 1940–1992 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Pepper Adams | 1930–1986 | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | Cannonball Adderley | 1928–1975 | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Rudy Adler | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Gerald Albright | 1957- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Eric Alexander | 1968- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Lee Allen | 1926–1994 | | | | X | | | | | R&B | | Marshall Allen | 1924- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Jeff Alkire | 1959- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Valentín Álvarez | 1952- | X | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz / Free Jazz | | Joey Ambrose | 1934- | | | X | X | | | | | Rock / Bebop | | Gene Ammons | 1925–1974 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Fred Anderson | 1929- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Buddy Arnold | 1926–2003 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Georgie Auld | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Albert Ayler | 1936–1970 | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Buster Bailey | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Greg Banaszak | | | X | X | | | | | | Classical, Jazz | | Bernardo Baraj | 1944- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz, Folk, Tango | | Gato Barbieri | 1934- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Phillip Barham | 1957- | | x | X | x | | | | | Classical | | Paul Barnes | | | X | | | | | | | Jazz | | Charlie Barnet | 1913–1991 | | | | X | | | | | Swing | | Gary Bartz | 1940- | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Bus Bassey | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Sidney Bechet | 1897–1959 | | X | | | | | | | Jazz | | Jay Beckenstein | 1951- | | X | X | | | | | | Smooth Jazz | | Han Bennink | 1942- | | X | x | C | | | | | Free Jazz | | Peter Bennink | | X | X | X | X | | | | | Free Jazz | | Bob Berg | 1951–2002 | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Sean Bergin | 1948- | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jerry Bergonzi | 1947- | | x | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Tim Berne | 1954- | | | X | | X | | | | Jazz | | Noni Bernardi | | X | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Chu Berry | 1908–1941 | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Serge Bertocchi | 1961- | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | Contemporary / Classical | | Gary Bias | 1962- | | X | X | X | | | | | R&B | | Barney Bigard | 1940–1992 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Larry Binyon | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Gus Binova | | X | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Jane Ira Bloom | 1955- | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Hamiet Bluiett | 1940- | | | | X | X | X | | | Jazz | | Arthur Blythe | 1940- | X | X | X | X | | | | | Free Jazz / Jazz | | Harvey Boone | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Earl Bostic | 1913–1965 | | | X | | | | | | R&B | | Mwata Bowden | 1947- | | | | X | X | | | | Jazz | | David Bowie | 1947- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Rock | | Charles Brackeen | 1940- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz / Free Jazz | | Thomas Bragg | 1994- | | | x | | | | | | Jazz | | Anthony Braxton | 1945- | X | X | X+F | C | X | X | X | | Jazz | | Michael Brecker | 1949–2007 | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Willem Breuker | 1944- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Nick Brignola | 1936–2002 | | X | X | | X | | | | Jazz | | James Briggs (Jimmy the Robot) | 1978- | | | | X | | | | | Ska | | Peter Brötzmann | 1941- | | | X | X | X | X | | | Free jazz | | Arnold Brilhart | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Marion Brown | 1935- | | | X | | | | | | Avant-garde | | Scoville Brown | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Tore Brunborg | 1960- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Cornelius Bumpus | 1946–2004 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz / Rock | | Garvin Bushell | 1902–1991 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Don Byas | 1912–1972 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Ernie Caceres | | | | | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Sid Caesar | 1922- | | | | X | | | | | Swing | | Happy Caldwell | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Ed Calle | 1969- | | X | x | X | x | | | | Jazz | | Ronald Caravan | 1946- | x | X | X | x | | | | | Classical | | Harry Carney | 1910–1974 | | | X | | X | | | | Jazz | | Pete Carney | 1974- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Acid jazz | | François Carrier | 1961- | | X | X | | | | | | Free Jazz | | Benny Carter | 1907–2003 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Daniel Carter | 1945- | | X | X | | | | | | Free Jazz | | James Carter | 1969- | X | X | X+F | C | X | X | | | Jazz | | Emilio Castillo | 1968- | | | | X | | | | | Soul / Funk | | Serge Chaloff | 1923–1957 | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | James Chance | 1953- | | | X | | | | | | Punk / Funk / Free Jazz | | Pete Christlieb | 1945- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz / Bebop | | Pete Clark | | X | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Clarence Clemons | 1942- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Rock | | Bill Clinton | 1946- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz / Funk | | Arnett Cobb | 1918–1989 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jeff Coffin | 1965- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Paul Cohen | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Classical | | Al Cohn | 1925–1988 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Ruppert Cole | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Ornette Coleman | 1930- | | | X | X | | | | | Free jazz | | Steve Coleman | 1956- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | John Coltrane | 1926–1967 | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Ravi Coltrane | 1965- | | | | X | | | cheese | | Jazz | | Lol Coxhill | 1932- | X | X | | X | | | | | Free improv | | Sonny Criss | 1927–1977 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Robert Crowder | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Rube Crozier | | | | | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Ronnie Cuber | 1941- | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | King Curtis | 1950–1971 | | X | X | X | | | | | Rock & Roll / Soul | | Bobby Davis | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Snake Davis | | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Eddie Davis | 1922–1986 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Charles DeChant | | | X | X | X | X | | | | Blue-eyed soul | | Chris Dee | 1963- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Daniel Deffayet | 1922–2002 | | X | X | X | X | | | | Classical | | Claude Delangle | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | Classical | | Karl Denson | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz / Funk | | Paul Desmond | 1924–1977 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Stefano di Battista | 1969- | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Manu Dibango | 1933- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz Funk | | Klaus Doldinger | 1936- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Eric Dolphy | 1928–1964 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Lou Donaldson | 1926- | | | X | | | | | | Hard bop | | Jimmy Dorsey | 1904–1957 | | | X | | | | | | Big Band | | Paquito D'Rivera | 1948- | | X | X | X | | | | | Latin Jazz | | Du Yinjiao | 1965- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Steve Duke | 1954- | | X | X | | | | | | Contemporary Classical | | Candy Dulfer | 1969- | | | X | | | | | | Smooth jazz | | Hans Dulfer | 1940- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Paul Dunmall | 1953- | | X | | C | | | | | Free jazz | | Jay C. Easton | 1975- | X | X | X+F | C | X | X | X | X | Classical | | Ernest Elliott | | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis | 1941- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Booker Ervin | 1930–1970 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Ellery Eskelin | 1959- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Bill Evans | 1958- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Stump Evans | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Douglas Ewart | 1946- | x | | X | | | | | | Free jazz | | Mirko Fait | 1965- | X | | | X | | | | | Smooth Jazz / Ambient | | Wilton Felder | 1940- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz / Fusion / R&B | | Jean-Yves Fourmeau | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | Classical | | Bob Franceschini | 1961- | | x | x | X | | | | | Jazz | | Bud Freeman | 1906–1991 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Chico Freeman | 1949- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Wolfgang Fuchs | 1949- | X | | | | | | | | Free improv | | Bob Fuller | | | X | | | X | | | | Jazz | | Sam Furnace | 1954–2004 | | | X | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Kenny G | 1956- | | X | X | X | | | | | Smooth jazz | | Kenny Garrett | 1960- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Alfred Gallodoro | 1913- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz, Classical | | Jan Garbarek | 1947- | | X | | X | | x | | | Jazz | | Joe Garland | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Charles Gayle | 1939- | | | X | X | X | | | | Free jazz | | Stan Getz | 1927–1991 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | John Gilmore | 1931–1995 | | | | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Jimmy Giuffre | 1921- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Frode Gjerstad | 1948- | | | X | | | X | | | Avant-garde | | Vinny Golia | 1946- | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | Jazz | | Benny Golson | 1929- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Paul Gonsalves | 1920–1974 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Kadri Gopalnath | 1950- | | | X | | | | | | Carnatic | | Dexter Gordon | 1923–1990 | | X | | X | | | | | Hard bop | | Jean-Michel Goury | 1961- | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | Contemporary | | Glen Gray | 1906–1963 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Wardell Gray | 1921–1955 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Johnny Griffin | 1928- | | | | X | | | | | Hard bop | | Adam Grimm | 1978- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Classical | | Tom Guralnick | 1951- | | X | | X | | | | | Experimental | | Mats Gustafsson | 1964- | X | X | X | X | X | | X | | Free jazz | | Randall Hall | | | X | X | X | X | | | | Free improv | | Greg Ham | 1953- | | | | X | | | | | Reggae | | Lenny Hambro | 1942–1995 | | | X | X | X | | | | Jazz / Swing / Bebop / Mambo | | Scott Hamilton | 1954- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | John Handy | 1933- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Otto Hardwick | 1904–1970 | | X | X | | X | | | | Jazz | | John Harle | 1956- | | X | X | x | | | | | Classical | | Rufus Harley | 1936–2006 | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Joe Harriott | 1929–1973 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Charles Harris | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Eddie Harris | 1934–1996 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Chester Hazlett | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Coleman Hawkins | 1904–1969 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jimmy Heath | 1926- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | John Helliwell | 1945- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Rock | | Frederick L. Hemke | 1935- | | X | X | X | | | | | Classical | | Julius Hemphill | 1938–1995 | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jack Henderson | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Joe Henderson | 1937–2001 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Woody Herman | 1913–1987 | | X | | | | | | | Jazz | | Warren Hill | 1991- | | x | X | | | | | | Smooth jazz | | Johnny Hodges | 1906–1970 | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Red Holloway | 1927- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Ron Holloway | 1953- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz, R&B, Blues, Funk, Rock | | Jim Horn | 19xx- | | | x | X | | | | | Blues / Rock / R&B | | James Houlik | 1942- | | | | X | | | | | Classical | | Mihai Iordache | 1967- | | | X | X | X | | | | Jazz, Funk, Punk, Rock | | Zdenko Ivanusic | 1967- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz, Funk, Classical | | Charlie Jackson | | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | David Jackson | 1947- | | | X | X | | | | | Progressive rock | | Rudy Jackson | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Illinois Jacquet | 1922–2004 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Budd Johnson | 1910–1984 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Georges Johnson | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Plas Johnson | 1931- | | | | X | | | | | Bebop / R&B / Blues / Jazz | | David Jones | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Edward "Kidd" Jordan | 1935- | X | X | X | C | X | | | | Jazz | | Clifford Jordan | 1931–1993 | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Louis Jordan | 1908–1975 | | | X | | | | | | R&B | | Ori Kaplan | 1969- | | | X | | X | | | | Jazz | | Bruce Kapler | 1953- | | X | X | X | X | X | | | Rock, R&B | | Theodore Kerkezos | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Bobby Keys | 1943- | | | | X | X | | | | Rock | | Daniel Kientzy | 1951- | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | Contemporary | | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | 1935–1977 | | X | X | X | | | | | Free jazz, Jazz | | John Klemmer | 1946- | | X | X | X | | | | | Smooth jazz | | Hans Koch | 1948- | | X | | X | | | | | Free jazz | | Lee Konitz | 1927- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Håkon Kornstad | 1977- | | X | | X | | X | | | Jazz, Free jazz, Free improv | | Dave Koz | 1963- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Smooth jazz | | Stephen "Doc" Kupka | | | | | | X | | | | Funk | | Fela Kuti | 1938-1997 | | X | | | | | | | Afrobeat | | Femi Kuti | 1962- | | | X | | | | | | Afrobeat | | Seun Kuti | 1982- | | | | X | | | | | Afrobeat | | Trent Kynaston | 1946- | | x | X | X | | | | | Classical, Jazz | | Steve Lacy | 1934–2004 | | X | | | | | | | Jazz | | Oliver Lake | 1942- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Harold Land | 1928–2001 | | | | X | | | | | Hard bop | | Prince Lasha | 1929- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Yusef Lateef | 1920- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Amy Lee | 1963- | X | X | X | X | X | | | | Smooth jazz, Jazz, R&B | | Steven Leffue | 1977- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Contemporary, Experimental, Classical | | Min Leibrook | | | | | | x | | | | Jazz | | Michael Lewis | 1946- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Roger Lewis | | | | | | | | | | | | Min Leibrook | | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | Dave Liebman | 1946- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | John Linnell | 1959- | | | | | X | X | | | Pop / Rock | | Liu Yuan | 1960- | | | | X | X | | | | Jazz, Rock | | Charles Lloyd | 1938- | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jean-Marie Londeix | 1932- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Classical | | Joe Lovano | 1952- | | X | X | X+C | | | | | Jazz | | Joseph Lulloff | 1960- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Classical | | Andy Mackay | 1946- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Rock | | Steve MacKay | | | | | X | | | | | Punk rock | | Wesley Magoogan | | | | X | | | | | | Punk rock | | Didier Malherbe | 1943- | | X | X | X | | X | | | Progressive rock / Jazz fusion | | Steve "The Count" Marcus | 1939–2005 | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz / Fusion | | Charlie Mariano | 1923- | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz / Fusion | | Eric Marienthal | 1980- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Lou Marini | 1945- | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Jazz | | Branford Marsalis | 1960- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz / Classical | | Warne Marsh | 1927–1987 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jerry Martini | 1943- | | | X | X | | | | | Soul / Funk / Rock | | Sabir Mateen | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Bennie Maupin | 1940- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Nye Mayhew | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Theodore McCord | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Harold Mc Lean | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Jackie McLean | 1932–2006 | | | X | | | | | | Hard bop | | Harold McNair | 1932–1971 | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Joe McPhee | 1939- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Charles McPherson | 1939- | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Patrick Meighan | | | | X | | | | | | Classical | | Pierre-Stéphane Meugé | 1964- | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | Contemporary | | Charles Miller | 1939–1980 | | | X | X | | | | | Funk | | Bob Mintzer | 1953- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Roscoe Mitchell | 1940- | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | Jazz | | Hank Mobley | 1930–1986 | | | | X | | | | | Hard bop | | James Moody | 1925- | | | X | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Jemeel Moondoc | 1951- | | | X | | | | | | Free jazz | | Angelo Moore | 1965- | | x | x | x | X | X | | | Rock | | LeRoi Moore | 1961–2008 | | X | X | X | X | X | | | Rock, Jazz | | Frank Morgan | 1933- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Van Morrison | 1945- | | X | X | X | | | | | Rock | | Dick Morrissey | 1940–2000 | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Bob Mover | 1952- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Marcel Mule | 1901–2001 | | X | X | | | | | | Classical | | Gerry Mulligan | 1927–1996 | | X | | X | X | | | | Jazz | | David Murray | 1955- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Don Murray | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Don Myrick | 1940–1993 | | | X | X | | | | | R&B | | Ernest Wilson Myers | | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | David "Fathead" Newman | 1933- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Albert Nicholas | | | | x | | | | | | Jazz | | Enzo Nini | 1954- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Steve Norman | 1960- | | | X | | | | | | Pop | | Greg Osby | 1960- | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Gerald Oshita | 1942–1992 | | | X | X | X | | | | | | Fausto Papetti | 1923–1999 | | | X | | | | | | Smooth Jazz | | Walter Parazaider | 1945- | | | X | X | | | | | Rock | | Charlie Parker | 1920–1955 | | | X | X | | | | | Bebop | | Evan Parker | 1944- | | X | | X | | | | | Free jazz | | Maceo Parker | 1943- | | | X | X | | | | | R&B / Funk | | JD Parran | | | X | | X | X | X | | | Free jazz | | Pat Patrick | 1929–1991 | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | David 'Davey' Payne | 1944- | | | X | | | | | | Rock / Punk | | Kirk Pengilly | 1958- | | | | | | | | | Rock | | Art Pepper | 1925–1982 | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jim Pepper | 1941–1992 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jack Pettis | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Joseph "Flip" Phillips | 1915- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Lenny Pickett | 1954- | | X | X | X | X | | | | R&B / funk | | Dave Pietro | | | X | X | C | | | | | Jazz | | St. Clair Pinckney | 1930–1999 | | | | X | X | | | | Funk | | Courtney Pine | 1964- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz / Jazz fusion | | Harvey Pittel | 1943- | X | X | X | X | | | | | Classical | | Dan Plonsey | 1958- | | X | X | C | X | | | | Free jazz | | Rudy Pompilli | 1926–1976 | | | | X | | | | | Rock & Roll | | Alex Poole | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Chris Potter | 1971- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Russell Procope | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Ike Quebec | 1918–1963 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Kenneth Radnofsky | 1953- | | x | X | | | | | | Classical | | Boyd Raeburn | 1913–1966 | | | | | | X | | | Jazz | | Bhob Rainey | 1972- | | X | | | | | | | Free improv | | Boots Randolph | 1927- | | | X | X | | | | | Rock & Roll | | Sigurd Raschèr | 1907–2001 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | Classical | | Raphael Ravenscroft | | | | X | | | | | | Rock | | Danny Ray | 1951- | | | | X | | | | | Rock | | Don Redman | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Dewey Redman | 1931–2006 | | | | X | | | | | Free jazz | | Joshua Redman | 1969- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Alto Reed | | x | x | X | X | X | X | | | Rock | | Don Rendell | 1926- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Jerome Richardson | 1920–2000 | | x | x | X | x | | | | Jazz / Big Band | | Sam Rivers | 1923- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Pat Rizzo | 1943- | | | X | X | | | | | Soul / Funk / Rock | | Matana Roberts | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Roy Robertson | | | X | X | C | X | X | X | | Jazz | | Prince Robinson | | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | Adrian Rollini | 1904–1956 | | | | | | X | | | Swing | | Sonny Rollins | 1930- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Roger Rosenberg | 1961- | | X | x | x | X | | | | Jazz / Rock | | James Rotter | | | x | x | X | | | | | Jazz | | Ned Rothenberg | 1956- | | | X | | | | | | Free improv | | Eugene Rousseau | 1932- | | X | X | | | | | | Classical | | Charlie Rouse | 1924–1988 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Pee Wee Russell | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Doc Rycker | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Brian Sacawa | 1977- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Classical | | Dominic Saldhana | 1926- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz, Pop | | John Sampen | 1949- | | | X | | | | | | Classical | | Edgar Sampson | | | | X | | X | | | | Jazz | | David Sanborn | 1945- | | X | X | | | | | | Smooth jazz | | Pharoah Sanders | 1940- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Adolphe Sax | 1814–1894 | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | Classical | | Jack Schroer | 1944-1995 | | X | X | X | X | | | | Rock | | Tom Scott | 1948- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz fusion | | Glen Scoville | | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Louis Sclavis | 1953- | | X | | | X | | | | Jazz | | Trygve Seim | 1971- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Bud Shank | 1926- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Elliott Sharp | 1951- | | X | X | X | | | | | Experimental | | Andy Sheppard | 1957- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Archie Shepp | 1937- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Wayne Shorter | 1933- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz | | Sonny Simmons | 1933- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Zoot Sims | 1925–1985 | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Donald Sinta | 1937- | | | X | | | | | | Classical | | Tommy Smith | 1967-- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Willie Smith | 1910–1967 | | | X | | | | | | Swing | | Chris Speed | 1967- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Herbie Steward | 1926- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Sonny Stitt | 1924–1982 | | | X | X | X | | | | Bebop | | Vernon Story | 1922–2007 | | | | X | | | | | Bebop | | Charles Strickfaden | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Nobuya Sugawa | | | X | X | | | | | | Classical | | Taimur Sullivan | 1970- | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | Classical | | John Surman | 1944- | | X | | | X | | | | Jazz | | Lew Tabackin | 1940- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Tom Tallitsch | 1974- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Yaz Takagi | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Evan Tate | 1961- | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Sam "the Man" Taylor | 1916- | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz, R&B, Pop | | John Tchicai | 1936- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Oluyemi Thomas | | | X | | C | | | | | Free jazz | | Pete Thomas | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | Rock | | Barbara Thompson | 1944- | | X | | | | | | | Jazz | | Lee Jay Thompson | 1957- | | | X | X | X | | | | Ska | | Lucky Thompson | 1924- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Dave Tofani | 1944- | | x | x | X | | | | | Jazz | | Frankie Trumbauer | 1901–1956 | | | | C | | | | | Jazz | | Kenneth Tse | 1972- | | X | X | | | | | | Classical | | Mark Turner | 1965- | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Stanley Turrentine | 1934–2000 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Kazutoki Umezu | 1949- | | X | X | | | | | | Free jazz | | Ken Vandermark | 1964- | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Charlie Ventura | 1916–1992 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Eddie Vinson | 1917–1988 | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Joe Walker | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Greely Walton | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Mark Walton | 1957- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Classical | | Carlos Ward | 1940- | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | David S. Ware | 1949- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Crawford Washington | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Grover Washington, Jr. | 1943–1999 | | X | X | X | x | | | | Smooth Jazz / Jazz | | Sado Watanabe | | | X | X | x | | | | | Smooth Jazz / Jazz | | Bobby Watson | 1953- | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Ernie Watts | 1945- | | X | X | X | | | | | Jazz / Fusion | | Noble "Thin Man" Watts | 1926–2004 | | | | X | | | | | R&B | | Ben Webster | 1909–1973 | | | | X | | | | | Classical | | Marcus Weiss | 1961- | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | Contemporary | | Frank Wess | 1922- | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Crawford Wethington | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Kirk Whalum | 1958- | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz fusion | | Andrew White | 1942- | | | X | X | | | | | Jazz | | Chris White | 1955- | | X | X | X | X | | | | Jazz, Rock | | Gil White | | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Todd A. White | 1967- | X | X+C | X+F | X+C | X | X | X | | Jazz, Big Band, Rock | | Rudy Wiedoeft | 1893–1940 | | | X | C | | | | | Classical | | Barney Wilen | 1937–1996 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Eddie Williams | | X | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Elmer Williams | | | | | | | | | | Jazz | | Pamela Williams | | | | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Ernest Wilson Myers | | | | | | X | | | | Jazz | | Steve Wilson | 1961- | | X | X | | | | | | Jazz | | Paul Winter | 1939- | | X | x | | | | | | Jazz, World music | | Francis Wong | | | X | | X | | | | | Jazz | | Phil Woods | 1931- | | X | X | | | | | | Bebop | | Chris Wood | 1944–1983 | | X | X | X | X | | | | Rock | | Andrew Woolfolk | 1951- | | X | X | X | | | | | R&B | | Lester Young | 1909–1959 | | | | X | | | | | Jazz | | John Zorn | 1953- | | | X | | | | | | Free jazz | | Anne Zwaga | 1960- | | | X | X | | | | | Bebop | | Name | Timespan | s | S | A | T | B | b | c | sc | Genre | |
