Alex Foster (musician)
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Alex Foster (musician)

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Male
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United States of America
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MusicianJazz musicianSaxophonist
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Music
Birth:
10 May 1953(Oakland)
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Alex Foster (born May 10, 1953) is an American jazz musician who plays alto and tenor saxophone. He has recorded for record labels since the early 1970s. He is known for playing alto sax in the Saturday Night Live house band. He is also the musical director for the Mingus Big Band (which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005), Mingus Orchestra and Mingus Dynasty.

Discography

  • 1977: Transaxdrum (Finite)
  • 1991: Beginnings: Goodbye (Big World)
  • 1995: The News (Jazzline) with Kirk Lightsey, Tony Lakatos, George Mraz
  • 1997: Pool of Dreams (Truspace) with Michael Wolff