Jerome Richardson

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

December 25, 1920

Age at death

79

Died

June 23, 2000

From

Oakland, California, USA

Jerome Richardson (December 25, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Billy Eckstine the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Kenny Burrell, and later with Earl Hines' small band. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.