Lee Konitz

American jazz saxophonist and composer (born October 13, 1927, Chicago, Illinois, USA; died April 15, 2020, Lenox Hill Hospital, Greenwich Village, New York City). Inspired by , Konitz began playing the clarinet aged 11 and studied with a member of the , switching to the tenor saxophone in 1942, then finally the alto. Began performing professionally with in 1945, with from 1947, but his most significant association…