Loren Pickford


Sometimes a very intense and aggressive player, alto saxman Loren Pickford has often favored a big, robust sound along the lines of Jackie McLean and Phil Woods. Pickford, however, is also a lover of "cool jazz" and has been exploring his softer, more lyrical side in the late 1990s. The altoist (who plays the flute and piano as secondary instruments) was born in New Orleans and raised in Fresno, ...more


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