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2 unusual facts about Lenny Pickett


Lenny Pickett

Except for a brief period of study with the jazz saxophonist Bert Wilson (another player known for his facility with the altissimo register)

He was a member of the Tower of Power Horns from 1972 until 1981, and since 1985 has been the tenor saxophone soloist with the Saturday Night Live band.


UMO Jazz Orchestra

Orchestra has played with many famous jazz musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Mercer Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Maria Schneider, Michael Brecker, John Scofield and Lenny Pickett.


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