Art Pepper, American saxophonist, clarinet player and composer (died 1982)

Art Pepper

American jazz alto saxophonist (1925–1982)

Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. was an American jazz musician, most known as an alto saxophonist. He occasionally performed and recorded on tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet. Active primarily in West Coast jazz, Pepper first came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He…