Saxophonist John Stubblefield Dies at 60 | Playbill

Related Articles
Classic Arts News Saxophonist John Stubblefield Dies at 60 Tenor saxophonist John Stubblefield died on July 4 in New York City, the web site JazzTimes reports. He was 60, and had struggled with prostate cancer for more than a year.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Stubblefield launched his career in Chicago, where he joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, a free-jazz collective.

After moving to New York in 1971, Stubblefield played with the bands of Mary Lou Williams, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, and others. He formed his own group in 1980 and released ten albums, ending with Morning Song in 1993. In recent years, he appeared frequently with the Mingus Big Band.

 
RELATED:

Explore Classic Arts:
Recommended Reading:
 X

Blocking belongs
on the stage,
not on websites.

Our website is made possible by
displaying online advertisements to our visitors.

Please consider supporting us by
whitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.
Thank you!