Musician Dictionary

Bobby Watson

American saxophonist and composer · American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator

DescriptionAmerican saxophonist and composer
Source: Wikidata
Born1953-08-23
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceLawrence Lawrence
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer record producer saxophonist jazz musician musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsalto saxophone saxophone
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz post-bop
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsSmoke Sessions Records Columbia Records Blue Note Roulette Records, Inc. Red Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers John Hicks Quartet Bobby Watson & Horizon Will Calhoun Quintet Kamal & The Brothers Klaus Ignatzek Group 29th Street Saxophone Quartet Mingus Big Band The Leaders (3) Louis Hayes Quintet Bobby Watson Quartet Steve Nelson Quintet Robert Watson Quartet Sam Rivers Winds Of Manhattan The Horizon Quintet Superblue (2) Renolds Jazz Orchestra The Robert Watson Sextet Peter Leitch Quintet Peter Leitch Sextet The Notorious Ensemble The Jazz Tribe (2) Jack Walrath & Hard Corps
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz
AwardsKansas Music Hall of Fame
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

B. Waston B. Watson Bobby Bobby J. Watson R. Watson R. Wilson R.W. R.Watson Robert "Bobby" Watson Robert (Bobby) Watson Robert Bobby Watson Robert M. Watson Robert M. Watson Jr. Robert M. Watson, Jr. Robert Michael Watson, Jr. Robert Waston Robert Watson Robert Watson, Jr. Roberts Watson Watson ボビー・ワトソン

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