Illinois Jacquet Concert History

Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 1922 - July 22, 2004) was a jazz tenor saxophonist most famous for his solo on "Flying Home". He is better known simply as Illinois Jacquet. Although he was a pioneer of the honking tenor sax that became a regular feature of jazz playing and a hallmark of rock and roll, he was a skilled and melodic improviser, both on up-tempo tunes and ballads. He doubled on the bassoon, one of only a few jazz musicians to use this instrument.

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Oct 30, 2003 –
Nov 02, 2003
Tim Festival 2003
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Museo de Arte Moderna Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oct 10, 2003
Illinois Jacquet SESC Vila Mariana São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
May 13, 1998
Illinois Jacquet Tonhalle Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sep 27, 1994
Illinois Jacquet Carnegie Hall New York, New York, United States
Jun 18, 1989
Illinois Jacquet

Playboy Jazz Festival

Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California, United States
Feb 27, 1986 –
Mar 01, 1986
Lionel Hampton Chevron Jazz Festival
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra / Dizzy Gillespie / dianne reeves / Illinois Jacquet / Ray Brown Trio / Peter Candoli / Conte Candoli / Bobby Shew
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Memorial Gym Moscow, Idaho, United States
Apr 30, 1985
Illinois Jacquet Tonhalle Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jun 30, 1984
Illinois Jacquet

Kool Jazz Festival (New York)

Carnegie Hall New York, New York, United States
Jun 26, 1984
Illinois Jacquet

Kool Jazz Festival (New York)

Carnegie Hall New York, New York, United States
Jun 20, 1981
Illinois Jacquet

Playboy Jazz Festival

Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 22, 1979
Illinois Jacquet Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 20, 1979
Illinois Jacquet Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 19, 1979
Illinois Jacquet Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom

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Lionel Hampton Chevron Jazz Festival on Feb 27, 1986 [270-small]

Lionel Hampton Chevron Jazz Festival
Feb 27 - Mar 1, 1986
 Moscow, Idaho, United States
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