thumb , Michael Di Pasqua, at ''International New Jazz Festival Moers'' 1978 ( Moers Festival) Michael Di Pasqua (May 4, 1953 – August 29, 2016) was an American

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and

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born in

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, probably better known for his work with

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

and

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing t ...

, among others.

Discography

As leader

* Double Image, ''Double Image'' (Inner City, 1977) * Double Image, ''Dawn'' (ECM, 1979) * Gallery, ''Gallery'' (ECM, 1981)

As sideman

With

Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław Gar ...

* '' Wayfarer'' (ECM, 1983) * ''

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'' (ECM, 1985) With

Eberhard Weber Eberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, he is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz, European classical music, minimalism and ambient music, and are regarded ...

* '' Later That Evening'' (ECM, 1982) * '' Endless Days'' (ECM, 2001) * ''

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'' (ECM, 2012) With others * Siegfried Fietz, ''Ueber Den Tod Hinaus'' (Abakus, 1983) * Volker Kriegel, ''Schoene Aussichten'' (Mood, 1983) *

Marian McPartland Margaret Marian McPartland Order of the British Empire, OBE ( Turner;Hasson, Claire, . PhD Thesis. Retrieved 12 August 2008. 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English and American jazz pianist, composer, and writer. She was the host of ...

, ''Live at the Carlyle'' (Prevue, 1999) *

, ''Watching & Waiting'' (DRG, 1999) * Adelhard Roidinger, ''Schattseite'' (ECM, 1982) *

Ralph Towner Ralph Towner (born March 1, 1940) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet and French horn. Biography Towner was born i ...

, '' Old Friends, New Friends'' (ECM, 1979)

References

2. Obituary Legacy Hospital
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