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Your Favorite Living Jazz Saxophonists: Rankings

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This poll closes on January 24, 2024 | Voters: 259

1
Chris Potter
saxophone
2
Joshua Redman
saxophone
3
Sonny Rollins
saxophone
4
Joe Lovano
saxophone
5
Charles Lloyd
saxophone
6
Branford Marsalis
saxophone
7
Kenny Garrett
saxophone, alto
8
David Sanborn
saxophone
9
Kamasi Washington
saxophone
10
David Murray
saxophone, tenor
11
Eric Alexander
saxophone, tenor
12
Jan Garbarek
saxophone, tenor
13
Dave Liebman
saxophone, soprano
14
James Carter
saxophone, tenor
15
Miguel Zenon
saxophone, alto
16
Benny Golson
saxophone, tenor
17
Mark Turner
saxophone, tenor
18
Melissa Aldana
saxophone
19
Matthew Alec
saxophone, tenor
20
Bobby Watson
saxophone, alto
21
Vincent Herring
saxophone
22
Gary Bartz
saxophone, alto
23
Gary Smulyan
saxophone, baritone
24
Shabaka Hutchings
woodwinds
25
Ravi Coltrane
saxophone, tenor
26
Houston Person
saxophone, tenor
27
John Surman
saxophone
28
Billy Harper
saxophone
29
Bob Mintzer
saxophone
30
Nubya Garcia
saxophone
31
Ernie Watts
saxophone, tenor
32
Anthony Braxton
woodwinds
33
Donny McCaslin
saxophone, tenor
34
Henry Threadgill
woodwinds
35
Lou Donaldson
saxophone
36
Archie Shepp
saxophone, soprano
37
Javon Jackson
saxophone
38
Steve Coleman
saxophone, alto
39
Immanuel Wilkins
saxophone, alto
40
Walter Smith III
saxophone, tenor
41
Charles McPherson
saxophone, alto
42
Seamus Blake
saxophone, tenor
43
George Coleman
saxophone, tenor
44
Joel Frahm
saxophone, tenor
45
Donald Harrison
saxophone, alto
46
Candy Dulfer
saxophone, alto
47
JD Allen
saxophone, tenor
48
Greg Osby
saxophone
49
Nicole Glover
saxophone, tenor
51
Jane Ira Bloom
saxophone, soprano
52
Oliver Lake
saxophone
53
Harry Allen
saxophone
54
Roscoe Mitchell
saxophone
55
Wayne Escoffery
saxophone, tenor
56
Courtney Pine
saxophone
57
Evan Parker
saxophone, soprano
58
Dave Koz
saxophone
59
John Zorn
saxophone, alto
60
Scott Hamilton
saxophone, tenor
61
Gerald Albright
saxophone
62
Ted Nash
saxophone
63
Ken Vandermark
saxophone
64
Andy Sheppard
saxophone
65
David Sanchez
saxophone, tenor
66
Ben Wendel
saxophone
67
George Garzone
saxophone, tenor
68
Rudresh Mahanthappa
saxophone, alto
69
Tom Scott
saxophone, tenor
70
David Binney
saxophone, alto
71
Tia Fuller
saxophone
72
Chico Freeman
saxophone
73
Kirk Whalum
saxophone
74
Marshall Allen
saxophone, alto
75
Mindi Abair
saxophone
76
James Brandon Lewis
saxophone, tenor
77
Lou Marini
saxophone
78
Tony Malaby
saxophone, tenor
79
Ingrid Laubrock
saxophone
80
Tore Brunborg
saxophone
81
Tommy Smith
saxophone, tenor
82
Lakecia Benjamin
saxophone, alto
83
Ralph Bowen
saxophone
84
Tim Berne
saxophone, alto
85
Grace Kelly
saxophone
86
Steve Lehman
saxophone, alto
87
Antonio Hart
saxophone
88
Peter DiCarlo
saxophone, alto
89
Tim Garland
saxophone
90
Jeff Coffin
saxophone
91
Kenny G
saxophone, soprano
92
Joe McPhee
woodwinds
93
Ricky Ford
saxophone, tenor
94
Mats Gustafsson
woodwinds
95
Greg Abate
saxophone
96
Trygve Seim
saxophone
97
Maceo Parker
saxophone, alto
98
Steve Wilson
saxophone, alto
99
Chris Speed
saxophone
100
Grant Stewart
saxophone, tenor
101
Cory Weeds
saxophone, alto
102
Jerry Bergonzi
saxophone, tenor
103
John Klemmer
saxophone
104
Craig Handy
saxophone
105
Peter Brötzmann
woodwinds
106
Christine Jensen
saxophone
107
Jon Irabagon
saxophone, sopranino
108
Greg Banaszak
saxophone
109
Lenny Pickett
saxophone, tenor
110
Rich Perry
saxophone, tenor
111
Dayna Stephens
saxophone, tenor
112
Rick Margitza
saxophone, tenor
113
Kirk MacDonald
saxophone
114
Azar Lawrence
saxophone
115
Greg Ward
saxophone
116
Frank Basile
saxophone, baritone
117
John Handy
saxophone
118
Boney James
saxophone
119
Karl Denson
saxophone
120
Mette Rasmussen
saxophone, alto
121
Jane Bunnett
saxophone, soprano
122
Daniel Carter
saxophone
123
Marius Neset
saxophone
124
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
saxophone, tenor
125
Matana Roberts
saxophone, alto
126
Lew Tabackin
saxophone, tenor
127
Alexa Tarantino
saxophone, alto
128
Stacy Dillard
saxophone
129
Tineke Postma
saxophone, alto
130
Abraham Burton
saxophone, alto
131
Chris Cheek
saxophone
132
Jaleel Shaw
saxophone, alto
133
Ron Blake
saxophone
134
Ellery Eskelin
saxophone, tenor
135
Oded Tzur
saxophone, tenor
136
Julian Arguelles
saxophone
137
Paul Dunmall
saxophone
138
Nat Birchall
saxophone, tenor
139
Justin Robinson
saxophone, alto
140
Marion Meadows
saxophone
141
Jean Toussaint
saxophone
142
Sam Newsome
saxophone, soprano
143
Victor Goines
woodwinds
144
Tim Warfield
saxophone, tenor
145
Alex Hitchcock
saxophone
146
Allison Au
saxophone, alto
147
Walt Weiskopf
saxophone
148
John Ellis
saxophone, tenor
149
Anton Schwartz
saxophone, tenor
150
Larry McKenna
saxophone, tenor
151
Marty Ehrlich
woodwinds
152
Logan Richardson
saxophone, alto
153
Bob Sheppard
saxophone, tenor
154
Tony Kofi
saxophone
155
Steve Slagle
saxophone, alto
156
Jim Snidero
saxophone, alto
157
Mette Henriette
saxophone, tenor
158
Camille Thurman
saxophone
159
Gary Thomas
saxophone
160
Zoh Amba
woodwinds
161
Ada Rovatti
saxophone
162
Sha
clarinet
163
Bendik Hofseth
saxophone
164
James Mollison
saxophone
165
Jay Beckenstein
saxophone
166
Louis Sclavis
woodwinds
167
Richard Elliot
saxophone
168
Gebhard Ullmann
saxophone
169
Dave Rempis
saxophone
170
Mel Collins
saxophone
171
Isaiah Collier
saxophone
172
Sharel Cassity
saxophone
173
Noah Preminger
saxophone, tenor
174
Roxy Coss
saxophone, tenor
175
Jimmy Greene
saxophone
176
Will Vinson
saxophone
177
Francesco Bearzatti
saxophone, tenor
178
Wolfgang Puschnig
woodwinds
179
Ken Fowser
saxophone, tenor
180
Jeff Lederer
composer / conductor
181
Trish Clowes
saxophone
182
Doug Webb
saxophone
183
Brian Settles
saxophone, tenor
184
Simon Spillett
saxophone, tenor
185
Paul Nedzela
saxophone
186
Patience Higgins
saxophone, tenor
187
Skerik
saxophone
188
Binker Golding
saxophone, tenor
189
Steve Kaldestad
saxophone, tenor
190
Herb Scott
saxophone
191
John Wojciechowski
saxophone, tenor
192
Hakon Kornstad
saxophone
193
Braxton Cook
saxophone
194
Avram Fefer
saxophone
195
Cassie Kinoshi
saxophone
196
Maciej Obara
saxophone
197
Christopher McBride
saxophone, alto
198
Paul Carr
saxophone
199
Jason Rigby
saxophone, tenor
200
Hans Ulrik
saxophone

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