Oliver Lake
Lake taking a bow at Other Minds in San Francisco, 2016
Lake taking a bow at Other Minds in San Francisco, 2016
Background information
Born (1942-09-14) September 14, 1942 (age 81)
Marianna, Arkansas, U.S.[1]
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone
Years active1971–present
LabelsFreedom, Black Saint, Arista Novus, Gramavision, Intakt, Justin Time
Websitewww.oliverlake.net
Oliver Lake at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay CA 3/6/88

Oliver Lake (born September 14, 1942)[1] is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist. He is known mainly for alto saxophone, but he also performs on soprano and flute.[2] During the 1960s, Lake worked with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis.[1] In 1977, he founded the World Saxophone Quartet with David Murray, Julius Hemphill, and Hamiet Bluiett.[2] Lake worked in the group Trio 3 with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille.[2] Lake has appeared on more than 80 albums as a bandleader, co-leader, and side musician. He is the father of drummer Gene Lake. Lake has been a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.[3]

Awards and honors

Discography

As leader

With Trio 3

As sideman

With Björk

With World Saxophone Quartet

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ a b c "Oliver Lake | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats", The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Oliver Lake -- Lake, a longtime resident of Montclair, is a formidable alto saxophonist and composer of the jazz avant-garde."

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