David Sanborn, 6-time Grammy Award winning jazz saxophonist has died aged 78
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Grammy award winner and beloved jazz saxophonist David Sanborn, renowned for his contributions to songs by Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, and numerous others, has passed away aged 78.
Sanborn died in Tarrytown, New York, following an extended battle with prostate cancer that began in 2018.
Interviewer - Niels Lan Doky
Commentary at the end of the video.
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Thanks so much for posting this.
An amazing Musician.
Always inspired Hope in me especially during the Anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa 🇿🇦.
The Dream gave Hope for brighter, better days ahead.
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Lloyd C Smith South Africa 🇿🇦
Unlike the funeral dirge for post apartheid bleeding out South Africa right now!!
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Well said ❤
There are very few musicians whom you can identify after hearing them play one or two notes. They are very special...David Sanborn is one of them.. He wont be forgotten.
💙😥 The world has lost one of the absolute BEST players. Sadness.
My heart is totally broken. Started following him in 1980 and got the chance to see him in person twice. RIP Mr Sanborn. Your talent will live forever.
David Sanborn gave humanity some of the greatest performances and music of our era
There are saxophonists and then there's David Sanborn. I was able to see him in concert a few years back, and he was amazing. He will truly missed. My condolences to his wife and family. 🎷🙏🏼
Please let's not start comparing saxophonists here! He was a master of his own voice and influenced generations including mine. My heart is heavy with this loss. Like losing a lifelong friend.
Thank you. Sanborn knew how to put his heart and soul into each and every tune, no matter the genre.
I will always miss David Sanborn.
He really was one of THE BEST !
Oh my God, not David! Next to Cannonball He was my favorite. And what a great composer. His album " Hideaway" proves that. RIP David. I love you man. Thanks for all you gave us.
Grover Washington Jr. has been gone for years and that really shook me. Sandborn leaving now is another heavy blow to those of us that love the music. He was a great player with such a distinct sound. Listened to that “As We Speak” album a few days ago and it took me right back to my college days when I discovered him. Rest in peace.
"As We Speak" did the same for me in college. Thanks for sharing. Grateful for Mr. Sanborn's extensive and varied discography and his musical partnerships with Marcus Miller, Bob James, Al Jarreau, James Taylor, and the list goes on!
David Sanborn made a very funky, fine album with Joe Beck, released around 1975...it is just so excellent, not one bad track on this album. Look for it...David sounds just like he sounded, forty years later!
I was diagnosed in 2017 with prostate cancer while still in Air Force...had radical prostatectomy...still here...but the world is a bit quieter without David Sanborn...the one song that personifies him with me is A Change of Heart...thank you David Sanborn...from Muff w/ John Tropea to all our yesterdays...RIP.
I had the same in 2008....Also had a radical. I'm still here too...Always stings a bit when I hear of someone whose music I like has passed of the same thing. I was a big fan of his Butterfield stuff. RIP
I didn't know David Sanborn was stricken with Prostate Cancer because, I've never kept up with his personal life. I've only heard some of his music. Prostate Cancer is curable, if it's detected early and has not progressed and spread outside of the prostate gland to the lymph nodes. That's why it's extremely imperative for men to get annual examinations with their Urologist, if any symptoms arise. I am also a Prostate Cancer survivor! I underwent a Radical Prostatectomy 12 years ago, and still cancer free. I give all the thanks, praise and glory to God because He's, our Healer.
I'm glad to hear you and the other guys who commented are still here and were able to overcome the devil that is Cancer. I wish you continued good health gents!
@@tekglitch4484 Thank you....same to you.
Good grief, he died. He didn’t do anything wrong. To everyone who was diagnosed, treated and is still living despite having had a prostate cancer dx, great! But to sound off as if this gentleman missed an opportunity for survival is most undignified. FYI, and I don’t know what form he had, but ductal prostate cancer, an aggressive form, doesn’t lend itself to early detection.
He will rank as one of the giants of the alto saxophone. Such a distinctive tone. He is up there with such other greats as Phil Woods and Cannonball Adderly. RIP David.
You are right. He was also pervasive in pop music in the 70s, for example, he's there on Michael Franks's recordings...just to name one.
@@joshcharlat850all over David Bowie, Stones & Stevie Wonder's albums and tours...🤘🏾🙏🏾
I saw him on TV playing with Phil Woods. It was amazing! They were so tight they sounded like one horn. Something I'll never forget
At Andy k..it was Ramsey louis legends of jazz series
Dave was simply the baddest sax player out there and yet so humble. Starting listening to him in the early 80s and is nice to know that his music will be here forever. Rest in Power Mr. Sanborn🙏🏽❤️🎷
Someone in Hollywood needs to make a movie about this guy. Many people don't know his story of childhood polio and spending so much time in an iron lung. Playing a horn was his recommended therapy and rehabilitation.
Agree
A versatile Saxophonist player. As Bossanova did in late 1960s, Sanborn helped to keep jazz alive among younger generations in 80s and 90s.
Heaven once again welcomes another maestro. Rest in Peace David Sanborn. Thank you for sharing your music with us!
Dave had a unique tone and phrasing style. A true master. RIP Sir. You made a difference in this world.
David Sanborn had a huge impact on the music of our time and was a truly masterful musician. He is deeply appreciated and will be greatly missed.
One of the last of a dying breed of smooth jazz artists(grover washington Jr., George Howard, Art Porter, etc.,) who provided the soundtrack to my life in the 80's and 90's. His "voyeur" album was on heavy rotation in my car as I mad 300 mile plus trips across America. I will miss you, man, Thank you lord for introducing me to his music in his prime and beyond. Thanks youtube for recognizing his greatness.
I am saddened over the death of David Sanborn. He was a jazz legend! Oh the memories I have of listening to his music! What a gifted saxophonist and beautiful soul!
RIP to the guy who introduced me to jazz music at 14. Saw him in Berkeley, California soon after. He, George Benson and Stanley Clarke gave me my high school groove. Breaking out his old CD’s and vinyls tonight in his memory to expose my kids to real music. Class act and classic interview. Thanks a million for the great story telling.
"Be in the moment, that's it." Take a chance and go for it, take a leap and reach for the heights. That's what it's all about. R.I.P. master.
Precisely. Right Now. Always.
God bless Dave, you brought the world some great music...RIP.
I started following Dave back in the mid 70's, we have grown old together. This was such sad news. Dave has left us the gift of his music! Rest In Peace my friend. 😢🎷
He surely will be missed. He has left us with so much great music.
Great player, unique sound.
May he rest in peace!
Two notes in, you knew you were listening to David Sanborn. In my decades of loving jazz, to me, there have only been a handful of artists that were so quickly recognizable. He brought his own style of playing onto the stage, yet he fit in with every other musician. If you can see episodes of his groundbreaking musical series -- Sunday Night Music or Night Music. You'll experience the range of his talent. The guests might include Muddy Waters,Procol Harum, and one or two more. He'd play with each guest and the finale was always a jam of all the musicians of that night. David was the glue and the sprit that held it all together. We are blessed to have his personal and musical legacy survive his and our brief tenure on this challenging planet. Thanks David for sharing your heart with us.
A gentle soul who played the saxophone with the varying genius of a great musician.
There are so many things I'll always love about, my man, David Sanborn. First of all, his sound was always so bright and cheerful. And always so funky! Every time one of these greats dies, I just play their music for days, until I eventually start playing other stuff...sort of. I never stop playing Miles. In fact, I don't think I'll ever hear it all, or understand it all, but he's another story. Ahmad Jamal is another one. Every day I cherish his beauty. The great thing about recordings is that they don't fade or age. Listen to Sanborn's 'Voyeur" so full of that Marcus Miller goodness! Sanborn forever! "I'm a believer!"
RIP MR DAVID SANBORN He was a true legend in the music world 🌎
“Be in the moment…” Thank you David Sanborn for your beautiful art.
You will be missed…
He was always so humble . He always connected with his audience in a special way. You will be missed . Thank you for the music you left this world.
His talent along with Bob James and producer Tommy LiPuma (RIP) defined the "smooth jazz" sound of the 80's.
Dave will be severely missed but in addition to Tommy Lipuma then marcus miller needs to be mentioned too considering his role in Jazz in the 80s
Gato Barbieri!❤
The Jazz community has lost a distinctive Saxophone musician..
I can go through his albums over and over again without getting bored.
You will be missed and your music will live for a long time.
I. Am. Gutted. For my money, he was the greatest jazz saxophonist ever. RIP 😢
He was more than just a jazz saxophonist RIP David.
There is not anyone else a close second....he was the G.O.A.T.
Money well spent.
Well, let's not slight Bird, Coltrane, and Shorter.
There are a lot of names that came before and David Sanborn would certainly acknowledge that, but for that style, he was the best in his lane.
David has left a great jazz legacy. His music will live on forever.
Just found out he passed. Wow! He was my introduction to jazz. I’ve loved him for years. We have lost an amazing musician. RIP David
Heartbroken to hear this news, especially because I had no idea of his illness. This man brought some extremely serious respect to Sax Jazz, that remains to this day. People often poke fun at guys like Kenny G and Dave Koz for their swishy soprano sax stuff, which is hard to defend sometimes but, there isn’t a negative damned thing anyone can about Sanborns music. He was soulful, powerful and so very inspiring to me and a few generations of musicians as well as music lovers. He will be missed but, he will most definitely, NEVER be forgotten. Rest in peace, Mr. Sanborn.
In my opinion the best saxophonist to have graced this earth. RIP🙏🏾
I'm sure he played his sax all the way up to heaven and is now giving a private concert for the Creator who gave him "that mind blowing talent". Thanks for the music, good man.
God not going let this guy into heaven if he is not saved, have he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior, God cares less about your talent and good deed.God is in the business of saving lost sinners soul and nothing else.
@@lasandrax3you are blinded and cannot see the way. May the way show you and language insist upon its own self.
@@lasandrax3shove it
@@lasandrax3 - "Judge not, lest ye be judged!" It isn't for any of us to judge. David Sanborn, through his music, brought a lot of joy into peoples' lives, including mine. I find it galling when some folk get on their high horse and assert to the rest of us that he/she is holier than thou. What vanity!!! Where is your HUMILITY?!
Please keep your delusion out of this tribute.
Why do all hyper Christians feel the need to toot your horns everywhere ? Enough already
Give it a rest....
RIP. Those who only know him for the so-called “smooth jazz” or fusion recordings - or, even, popular music recordings - are missing so much of his work.
No offense to those who love smooth jazz, but he definitely never accepted that label and that formulaic format, although the programmers of those stations stuck his music into playlists. David Sanborn was a TRUE artist.
You wouldn't be talking about the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, would you?
@@richardthompson3104 That’s one example, but I’m thinking more about his work with Gil Evans and separately with Tim Berne.
All those Saturday Night Live shows he played. There was no comparison. His tone and sound stood out. RIP Mr.Sanborn, thank you for all your contributions
One of the greatest, one of my favorites, just taught us what Jazz is and how it should be performed. RIP Sir David Sanborn.
What a musician. More than just a great player.
Yes, your humanity in your music made all the difference, David. I appreciate the Danish jazz pianist Niels Lan Doky’s interview with David before his passing.
🎷Chicago Song just WOW!!! Brought Contemporary Jazz to the Front RIP 🙏
RIP David. You ALWAYS hit the right note. Your legacy will live forever...🙏🏽
I'm going to play "try a little tenderness" to remember him. Great song to close a great life with. RIP Dave Sanborn:
(1945 - 2024)
I remember hearing “Chicago Song” for the first time at a small Jazz club in 87 and I was blown away. I bought the album the next day and still have that vinyl. Thank you David RIP
I have so much respect for this man. RIP David Sanborn
As a saxophonist, Mr. Sanborn was my greatest inspiration. To realize not another live note will come from him...for me, there's an emptiness in the planet. Now he's playing for the most High! 🙌🏾✝🎷
Sanborn was inspired by Hank Crawford .
@@intuneorangei love Crawford! Whispering Grass is one of my alltime fave jazz sax songs!
Agreed!
One on my Favorite Jazz Saxophone artists, RIP, David Sanborn.❤️🥲
I'm so sorry he's gone. One of my idols for a long long time, made me want to play growing up. Many of those unique licks are embedded for ever and such amazing emotion to everything he played. Thanks David. So much soul. God bless from an old tenor player in London.
I can listen to this interview over and over and over and over again, and again and again, till I die.
What a tragic loss to the world. I was honored to have met him once briefly. I will miss him. R.I.P. David Sanborn.
David Sanborn was really the first saxophonist I heard who reached my 15-year-old ears in a way that was honest and sincere. I admired him for the fact that he was clear about who he was and what his audience appreciated. But I respected him for how he paid homage to his influences. He always talked about David “Fathead” Newman. His playing was decorous without being gimmicky. I’m going to miss him. It’s hard to think of him as a 78-year old and news of his death has hit me hard.
Anyone can learn how to play the saxophone, but to be able to produce the sound like David Sanborn, anyone cannot do it. He was given the gift from God to produce that bright brilliant sound from the alto saxophone. There are alot of alto saxophone players out there. But none of them have that unique sound like David Sanborn. There will never be another alto sax player like David Sanborn. May he RIP🙏
What David gave to music, and the world, no one can imagine!
What a massive loss! His music and legacy will always live on.🙏🏾
He did one recording for me that stands above anything else he had ever done and that's "Another Hand." He set himself up with some of the heavy hitters for that one. The show he hosted, "Night Music" was almost revolutionary in bring jazz to the telly. So many great performers appeared on that show. Well worth the effort to find them. They are still out there. Goodbye, David. Loved and appreciated your time in my time.
Yes, night music was awesome. I hope someone.
The episodes are on youtube
@@bobchris11 Yupper! Thanks for your attention.
David's gift on the Saxophone was extraordinary. His rendition of "Everything Must Change" from his Pearl album. It's myy favorite song that comforts me to realize change must come. I enjoyed his music always. I will miss you David. Rest in Peace, but keep playing!
David Sanborn played with the musical mastery, love and passion in the moment that made for a special expression that is unique and lasting once heard!
A terrific player whose music brought joy to millions. As a sax player myself, I dug Dave's thing since the beginning. Thank you for all the beauty and soul.
" there's a narrative Arc to to a song to a tune..." there's an evolution of an idea" it's the conversation and the storytelling and the ability to say you know what I'm going to go out there and
take a chance and be in the moment" Quite profound, Sir David... RIP.
"Be in the moment." RIP, the greatest alto sax player.
This man was an absolute icon! His show Sunday Night (Nightmusic) was awesome!
David Sanborn was pivotal to me falling in love with smooth jazz. I have been listening to Maputo with Bob James and Chicago song since I was a teenager. Sorry to hear of his passing. Play on David, Play on.
Saw his outdoor concert 35 years ago. Still one of my favorite concerts I’ve ever attended. Remember it like it was yesterday. RIP!
David Sanborn was and still is my favorite jazz musician. I had the chance to see him in concert many times. Even twice in one week in Vegas. He took the time to autograph his cd 💿 for me. My heart is broken, may he Rest In Peace forever 🙏🏾💜
Another one of the giants has left us. While I listened mostly to his Jazz sides, he moved seamlessly and effortlessly amongst multiple styles. Peace go with you, brother David.
RIP David Sanborn . Your album Double Vision was a welcome respite from the realities of a young Black person in apartheid South Africa 🇿🇦. Maputo is a revelation. Rest in power respect ✊🏿
One of my favorite lps
I was saddened to hear of his transition. He was such a versatile and humble musician who was willing to play with anyone. Straight to the Heart and Voyeur were my favorites and the Dream carried me through rough times.😢 Thank you Mr. Sanborn. Rest in peace, my brother. We will miss you .❤❤❤.❤❤
The first Jazz Song I learned by ear was one of Sanborns songs. He definitely put the smooth in Jazz. He will be missed but still alive in His Music . PEACE
love & Happiness in Heaven. Rest In Peace
Thank you for your talent and music, Mr. Sanborn. Rest Well!
DAVID SANBORN (RIP) THE G.O.A.T. (GREATEST OF ALL TIMES) SAXOPHONIST IN JAZZ & ALL MUSIC!!!!!!!!
One of a Kind. Thanks for the gift you left us to remember you by. R.I.P
"Chicago Song" was my introduction to this phenomenonal saxophonist when I moved to Florida in 1995, two years after my cousin introduced me to the genre of both traditional and contemporary smooth jazz. Always loved David Sanborn's music. RIP Mr. Sanborn. 🎷🎶🕊
Wow Ive been listening to his music since the 1980's so sorry to hear about his death.
Two musicians. I have been able to recognize the music in the first few notes of Stevie Wonder & David Sanborn. Their markings. Just absolutely love Sanborn.
Rest in peace what a great saxophone player beautiful music always in Heaven
A ton of bricks just buried me. We lost a legend, but also a brilliant musician that touched every genre of music. I was lucky enough to watch with wonder as he played with the Butterfield Blues Band at the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969 with band leader Paul Butterfield. Rest in peace David and thank you for your talent and the music you gave us.
RIP David Sanborn...from one sax player to another.
I can't express my appreciation for this particular musician!! David Sanborn will be sorely missed but never forgotten!! Rest in peace, Sensei!!
So much wisdom from this great talent. David Sanborn was much more than an excellent musician. I loved his ability to bring so much to a song. Here he shows that he understood much more than how to play a saxophone. I am glad that we have this conversation. Maybe he will illuminate the many uninformed people who have no idea what genuine artistry is all about.
I'm so glad that David has been in my orbit musically and in a sense personally. This hit hard. His music has always been a sense of comfort, joy, toe tapping, reflection etc. I will miss not hearing anything new but I will always cherish what's here. RIP and thanks for the art David
Wow, what a reflected and educated human he was....very sad that he left us. Brilliant interview. Tak√
He will be missed dearly! RIP.
a great player and a nice concious guy our world is a lot poorer for his loss thanks for this interview
I always recognize David sound among all the others sax players. ❤❤❤ His signature was a high note like someone screaming his feeling.. Thanks for the memories Rest in peace Bro.... Straight from my ❤. Love your music and will be listening forever...
A lovely Man, Fantastic Musician & remembered with Such Love & Respect... RIP Sir ! ♥💔💔
He was an amazing artist. I enjoyed his music immensely. Condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed 😢❤️🙏🏾💐
He is a Legend. What a gift .
A Master saxophonist! Truly will be missed. Thanks for the 'stories' David.
I was sad to hear he passed. I loved his music. I was introduced to his music on the Chicago Song n So in Love. 2 of my rotation favorite jams. Ty for all ur music. U touched so many jazz fans. Rest in heavenly paradise David Sanborn 😢😢😪🙏🙏♥️
RIP Dave, Thak you so much for all the music, but mainly for Port of call. I will never forget you. Thank you
Bless his soul...such a musician...always able to provide an incredible insight into any piece of music he played...soul, technique, feeling...the man could jam...✨🤙🏼✨
This guy was a great guy. RIP Mr Sanborn. Thank you Niels for being such a great listener
on this.
Love Sanborn's music. I've had his albums since the 70s. I'm so glad we still have his music. RIP, David....
RIP David. After moving to NYC, I was introduced to his music by a friend who just bought Promise Me the Moon. I couldn’t get enough of it and became a lifelong fan. Along with Tom Scott, David introduced me to jazz sax and its long history of master horn blowers. What an education! What a journey! Forever grateful to this awesome musician and beautiful human being.🙏🏼❤
😢 So Blessed to have met him & got to enjoy his musical genius many times! Rest in Paradise David!🕊🙏🏽💕
I went to see David ( I call him that because I was there at his first show in nyc with his first album) on 1/9/2024, thank god I was there. Rest in peace Mr Sanborn ❤️