Oliver Lake
| Oliver Lake | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
September 14, 1942 Marianna, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Freedom, Passin' Thru, Black Saint, Arista Novus, Gramavision, Intakt |
| Associated acts | World Saxophone Quartet |
| Website | www |
Oliver Lake (born Marianna, Arkansas, September 14, 1942) is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, and poet. He is known mainly for alto saxophone but he also performs on soprano and flute.
During the 1960s Lake worked with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis. In 1977 he co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet with David Murray, Julius Hemphill, and Hamiet Bluiett. He has worked in the group Trio 3 with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille.
With Trio 3
With Anthony Braxton
With Alex Cline
With Billy Hart
With Wadada Leo Smith
With James Blood Ulmer
With Mulgrew Miller
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