Michael Brecker

tenor saxophone, EWI · 1949–2007 · Philadelphia

Tenor saxophonist born in Philadelphia, he founded the Brecker Brothers with his brother Randy (1975-1982) and co-led Steps Ahead with Mike Mainieri. A pioneer of the EWI from 1986-1987, he won fifteen Grammy Awards before his death in 2007 in New York.

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Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Landmark tracks

• Itsbynne Reel (1988)

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