Sam Rivers Musical artist

Samuel Carthorne Rivers (September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011) was an American jazz musician and composer. He performed on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano.Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 25, 1923
Birth place	Oklahoma , El Reno Oklahoma , United States
Date of death	December 26, 2011
Place of death	Orlando Florida , Florida , United States

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Musical artist

Career started	1950
Career ended	2011
associated musical artist	Miles Davis Larry Young (musician) Tony Williams (drummer) Cecil Taylor Jimmy Lyons Don Pullen Quincy Jones Andrew Hill Anthony Braxton Bobby Hutcherson Dave Holland Barry Altschul Tony Hymas
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz Free jazz Avant-garde jazz
instrument	Flute Harmonica Piano Bass clarinet Soprano saxophone Tenor saxophone
record label	Impulse! Records RCA Records FMP/Free Music Production Postcards Records Blue Note Records Stunt Records