Steve White (saxophonist)
| Steve White | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Stephen Gaylord Goorabian |
| Born | November 20, 1925 |
| Origin | Fresno, California, USA |
| Died | December 21, 2005 (aged 80) |
| Genres |
Cool jazz West Coast jazz Bop Mainstream jazz Hard bop Post-bop |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
| Instruments |
Tenor saxophone Bari saxophone Clarinet |
| Labels |
Nocturne Pacific Jazz Atlantic OJC |
Steve White (born Stephen Gaylord Goorabian, sometimes spelled Gailord; 20 November 1925 in Fresno, California – 21 December 2005 in Burbank, California) was an American jazz saxophonist based in Los Angeles who recorded in the 1950s with Nocturne Records, Pacific Jazz Records, and Atlantic Records. He primarily played tenor sax, but also played baritone and doubled on clarinet. Steve White was friends with jazz musicians Harry Babasin and Bob Enevoldsen from the 1950s onwards.
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White's paternal grandparents — Stephen M. Goorabian (1870–1919) and Aznive Jarmagian (1887–1963) — were born in Armenia. White's father — Stephen Matthew "White" Goorabian (1905–1982) — was a saxophonist and former member of the Jimmy Dorsey Band. His father was the first to use the pseudonym "White."
On November 15, 1944, Steve, Jr., married Marcella Veronica Hayes (1920–1990) at the St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California. Together they had two sons: Jeffrey Stephen White (born 1947) and David Hayes White (born 1950).
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