Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (born 1949)

Michael Brecker

American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949–2007)

Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004, and was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.