Julius Hemphill

alto saxophone, soprano and tenor saxophones, flute · 1938–1995 · Fort Worth

An alto saxophonist born in Fort Worth, Julius Hemphill moved to St. Louis in 1968 and co-founded the Black Artists Group there with, among others, Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett and Baikida Carroll. He formed the World Saxophone Quartet in 1976 and left it in the early 1990s.

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Styles

• Collectives and lofts (BAG, loft jazz)
• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• Dogon A.D. (1972)

Sources

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