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Alex Foster (musician)

American jazz musician

Alex Foster
Birth name	Paul Alexander Foster
Born	(1953-05-10) May 10, 1953 (age 71) Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Avant-garde jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Big World, Jazzline, Truspace

Musical artist

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 co-musical director for the Mingus Big Band (which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005, and later winning the award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble), Mingus Orchestra and Mingus Dynasty.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Discography

1975: Cosmic Chicken (Prestige) with Jack DeJohnette's Directions
1976: Untitled (ECM) with Jack DeJohnette's Directions
1977: New Rags (ECM) with Jack DeJohnette's Directions
1977: Transaxdrum (Finite)
1978: Headin' Home (A&M/Horizon) with Jimmy Owens
1991: Beginnings: Goodbye (Big World)
1995: The News (Jazzline) with Kirk Lightsey, Tony Lakatos, George Mraz
1997: Pool of Dreams (Truspace) with Michael Wolff

Collaborations

Sally Can't Dance - Lou Reed (1974)
I'll Keep On Loving You - Linda Clifford (1982)
Graceland - Paul Simon (1986)
The Hunger - Michael Bolton (1987)
It's Like This - Rickie Lee Jones (2000)
Prism - Katy Perry (2013)
The Music Never Stops - Betty Carter (2019)

References

^ Staff Writer. "Alex Foster (saxophone) @ All About Jazz".
^ "Alex Foster". alexfostermusic.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
^ "IAm Alex Foster, musician and alto saxophonist of Saturday Night Live for more than 20 years- AMA!". gauzza.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
^ "Alex Foster". reverbnation.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
^ "Alex Foster". sonicbids.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.