John Gilmore Musical artist

John Gilmore (September 28, 1931 – August 19, 1995) was an avant-garde jazz saxophonist known for his tenure with keyboardist/bandleader Sun Ra from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 28, 1931
Birth place
Summit Mississippi
Date of deathAugust 20, 1995
Place of death
Philadelphia

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Musical artist

Career started1952
Career ended1995
associated musical artist
Elmo Hope
Sun Ra
Art Blakey
Freddie Hubbard
Dizzy Reece
Andrew Hill
Clifford Jordan
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
instrument
Tenor saxophone

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