# Lijst van saxofonisten

Een saxofonist is iemand die al dan niet beroepsmatig de saxofoon bespeelt.
Hier volgt een lijst van meer of minder bekende bespelers van de saxofoon door de eeuwen heen, alfabetisch geordend: De lijst bevat 493 saxofonisten.
Oudste nog in leven zijnde saxofonist in deze lijst is Lou Donaldson - geboren op 01-11-1926
| Volledige naam | Voornaam | tussen | Achternaam | Geboortejaar | Verjaardag | Overleden |
| Juhani Aaltonen | Juhani | | Aaltonen | 1935 | 12-dec | |
| Yoran Aarssen | Yoran | | Aarssen | 1992 | | |
| Mindi Abair | Mindi | | Abair | 1969 | 31-mei | |
| Greg Abate | Greg | | Abate | 1947 | 31-mei | |
| Lennart Åberg | Lennart | | Åberg | 1942 | 26-feb | 30 september 2021 |
| Ray Abrams | Ray | | Abrams | 1920 | 23-jan | 6 juli 1992 |
| George Adams | George | | Adams | 1940 | 29-apr | 14 november 1992 |
| Pepper Adams | Pepper | | Adams | 1930 | 8-okt | 10 september 1986 |
| Cannonball Adderley | Cannonball | | Adderley | 1928 | 15-sep | 8 augustus 1975 |
| Naomi Adriaansz | Naomi | | Adriaansz | 1980 | 18-dec | |
| Gerald Albright | Gerald | | Albright | 1957 | 30-aug | |
| Eric Alexander | Eric | | Alexander | 1968 | 4-aug | |
| Harry Allen | Harry | | Allen | 1966 | 12-okt | |
| JD Allen | JD | | Allen | 1972 | 11-dec | |
| Lee Allen | Lee | | Allen | 1927 | 2-jul | 18 oktober 1994 |
| Gene Ammons | Gene | | Ammons | 1925 | 14-apr | 6 augustus 1974 |
| Fred Anderson | Fred | | Anderson | 1929 | 22-mrt | 24 juni 2010 |
| Marcus Anderson | Marcus | | Anderson | 1985 | | |
| David Angel | David | | Angel | 1940 | | |
| Buddy Arnold | Buddy | | Arnold | 1926 | 30-apr | 9 november 2003 |
| Harry Arnold | Harry | | Arnold | 1920 | 7-aug | 11 februari 1971 |
| Harold Ashby | Harold | | Ashby | 1925 | 27-mrt | 13 juni 2003 |
| Gilad Atzmon | Gilad | | Atzmon | 1963 | 8-jun | |
| Georgie Auld | Georgie | | Auld | 1919 | 19-mei | 8 januari 1990 |
| Albert Ayler | Albert | | Ayler | 1936 | 13-jul | 25 november 1970 |
| Ab Baars | Ab | | Baars | 1955 | 21-nov | |
| Jerome Badini | Jerome | | Badini | 1970 | | |
| Lennert Baerts | Lennert | | Baerts | 1996 | | |
| Erik Balke | Erik | | Balke | 1953 | 7-nov | |
| Søren Ballegaard | Søren | | Ballegaard | 1975 | | |
| Gabe Baltazar | Gabe | | Baltazar | 1929 | 1-nov | |
| Carlo Banning | Carlo | | Banning | | | |
| Denys Baptiste | Denys | | Baptiste | 1969 | 14-sep | |
| Gato Barbieri | Gato | | Barbieri | 1932 | 28-nov | 2 april 2016 |
| Eddie Barefield | Eddie | | Barefield | 1909 | 12-dec | 4 januari 1991 |
| Allan Barnes | Allan | | Barnes | 1949 | 27-sep | 25 juli 2016 |
| Stan Barnes | Stan | | Barnes | | | |
| Charlie Barnet | Charlie | | Barnet | 1913 | 26-okt | 4 september 1991 |
| Kjell Bartholdsen | Kjell | | Bartholdsen | 1938 | 2-okt | 6 november 2009 |
| Gary Bartz | Gary | | Bartz | 1940 | 26-sep | |
| Paul Bascomb | Paul | | Bascomb | 1912 | 12-feb | 2 december 1986 |
| Paul van Batenburg | Paul | van | Batenburg | | | |
| Mario Bauzá | Mario | | Bauzá | 1911 | 28-apr | 11 juli 1993 |
| Walter Beasley | Walter | | Beasley | 1961 | 24-mei | |
| Sidney Bechet | Sidney | | Bechet | 1897 | 14-5-1897 | 14 mei 1959 |
| Jay Beckenstein | Jay | | Beckenstein | 1951 | 14-mei | |
| Klaas van Beeck | Klaas | van | Beeck | 1903 | 20-jan | 4 oktober 1979 |
| Tom Beek | Tom | | Beek | 1969 | 14-dec | |
| Alexander Beets | Alexander | | Beets | 1968 | | |
| Bob Belden | Bob | | Belden | 1956 | 31-okt | 20 mei 2015 |
| Tex Beneke | Tex | | Beneke | 1914 | 12-feb | 30 mei 2000 |
| Bob Berg | Bob | | Berg | 1951 | 7-apr | 5 december 2002 |
| Loek van der Berg | Loek | van der | Berg | 1996 | | |
| Ruud Bergamin | Ruud | | Bergamin | 1943 | | |
| Gillius van Bergeijk | Gillius | van | Bergeijk | 1946 | 7-nov | |
| Rik van den Bergh | Rik | van den | Bergh | 1970 | | |
| Totti Bergh | Totti | | Bergh | 1935 | 5-dec | 4 januari 2012 |
| Kristian Bergheim | Kristian | | Bergheim | 1926 | 6-jun | 30 mei 2010 |
| Jerry Bergonzi | Jerry | | Bergonzi | 1947 | 21-okt | |
| Delbert Bernabela | Delbert | | Bernabela | | | |
| Tim Berne | Tim | | Berne | 1964 | 16-okt | |
| Chu Berry | Chu | | Berry | 1910 | 13-sep | 31 oktober 1941 |
| Gary Bias | Gary | | Bias | 1962 | | |
| Rolf Billberg | Rolf | | Billberg | 1930 | 22-aug | 17 augustus 1966 |
| David Binney | David | | Binney | 1961 | 2-aug | |
| Gus Bivona | Gus | | Bivona | 1915 | 25-nov | 5 januari 1996 |
| Alfonzo Blackwell | Alfonzo | | Blackwell | 1971 | 22-feb | |
| Seamus Blake | Seamus | | Blake | 1970 | 8-dec | |
| Piet le Blanc | Piet | le | Blanc | 1921 | 26-mei | 1 december 1996 |
| Frans Blanker | Frans | | Blanker | | | |
| Beat Blaser | Beat | | Blaser | 1953 | 19-jun | |
| Wiet Bliemert | Wiet | | Bliemert | 1952 | | |
| Jasper Blom | Jasper | | Blom | 1965 | | |
| Jane Ira Bloom | Jane Ira | | Bloom | 1955 | 12-jan | |
| Hamiet Bluiett | Hamiet | | Bluiett | 1940 | 16-sep | 4 oktober 2018 |
| Arthur Blythe | Arthur | | Blythe | 1940 | 5-jul | 27 maart 2017 |
| Miguel Boelens | Miguel | | Boelens | | | |
| Dick Boere | Dick | | Boere | | | |
| Erik Bogaerts | Erik | | Bogaerts | | | |
| Milan Bonger | Milan | | Bonger | 1976 | 27-sep | |
| Patrieck Bonnet | Patrieck | | Bonnet | 1992 | | |
| Bertus Borgers | Bertus | | Borgers | 1947 | 15-jul | |
| Arno Bornkamp | Arno | | Bornkamp | 1959 | | |
| Earl Bostic | Earl | | Bostic | 1913 | 25-apr | 28 oktober 1965 |
| Jonny Boston | Jonny | | Boston | | | |
| Ralph Bowen | Ralph | | Bowen | 1961 | 24-dec | |
| Matthias van den Brande | Matthias | van den | Brande | | | |
| Arjan Brass | Arjan | | Brass | 1951 | 11-jun | 28 december 2007 |
| Anthony Braxton | Anthony | | Braxton | 1945 | 4-jun | |
| Michael Brecker | Michael | | Brecker | 1949 | 29-mrt | 13 januari 2007 |
| Carolyn Breuer | Carolyn | | Breuer | 1969 | 4-jul | |
| Willem Breuker | Willem | | Breuker | 1944 | 4-nov | 23 juli 2010 |
| Ruud Brink | Ruud | | Brink | 1937 | 9-aug | 29 juni 1990 |
| Harry Broekman | Harry | | Broekman | | | |
| Tina Brooks | Tina | | Brooks | 1932 | 7-jun | 13 augustus 1974 |
| Peter Brötzmann | Peter | | Brötzmann | 1944 | 6-mrt | 22 juni 2023 |
| Les Brown | Les | | Brown | 1912 | 14-mrt | 24 januari 2001 |
| Yolanda Brown | Yolanda | | Brown | 1982 | 4-okt | |
| Roland Brunt | Roland | | Brunt | | | |
| Chris Burnett | Chris | | Burnett | 1955 | 2-nov | |
| Sam Butera | Sam | | Butera | 1927 | 17-aug | 3 juni 2009 |
| Martin Buursen | Martin | | Buursen | | | |
| Allard Buwalda | Allard | | Buwalda | | | |
| Don Byas | Don | | Byas | 1912 | 21-okt | 24 augustus 1972 |
| Hadley Caliman | Hadley | | Caliman | 1932 | 12-jan | 8 september 2010 |
| Harry Carney | Harry | | Carney | | | |
| Benny Carter | Benny | | Carter | 1907 | 8-aug | 12 juli 2003 |
| James Carter | James | | Carter | | | |
| Jimmy Castor | Jimmy | | Castor | | | |
| Dmitri Chapeau | Dmitri | | Chapeau | | | |
| Chris Cheek | Chris | | Cheek | 1968 | 16-sep | |
| Jacques Claessens | Jacques | | Claessens | 1956 | 4-mei | |
| Clarence Clemons | Clarence | | Clemons | 1942 | | 2011-- |
| Bill Clinton | Bill | | Clinton | 1946 | | |
| Jean-Pierre Cnoops | Jean-Pierre | | Cnoops | 1969 | | |
| Arnett Cobb | Arnett | | Cobb | 1918 | 10-aug | 24 maart 1989 |
| Reggie Codrington | Reggie | | Codrington | | | |
| Al Cohn | Al | | Cohn | 1925 | | 1988-- |
| Alex Coke | Alex | | Coke | 1963 | | |
| Richie Cole | Richie | | Cole | 1948 | 29-feb | |
| Steve Cole | Steve | | Cole | 1970 | 17-aug | |
| Ornette Coleman | Ornette | | Coleman | 1930 | 9-mrt | 11 juni 2015 |
| Ad Colen | Ad | | Colen | 1961 | 12-jul | |
| Vanessa Collier | Vanessa | | Collier | | | |
| Mel Collins | Mel | | Collins | 1947 | | |
| John Coltrane | John | | Coltrane | 1926 | 23-sep | 17 juli 1967 |
| Chris Corstens | Chris | | Corstens | | | |
| LoL Coxhill | LoL | | Coxhill | | | |
| Hank Crawford | Hank | | Crawford | 1934 | 21-dec | 29 januari 2009 |
| Sonny Criss | Sonny | | Criss | 1927 | 23-okt | 19 november 1977 |
| Maurice de la Croix | Maurice | de la | Croix | | | 2018-- |
| Ronnie Cuber | Ronnie | | Cuber | 1941 | 25-dec | |
| Nathan Daems | Nathan | | Daems | | | |
| Renato D'Aiello | Renato | | D'Aiello | 1959 | | |
| Jasper van Damme | Jasper | van | Damme | | | |
| John Dankworth | John | | Dankworth | 1927 | 20-sep | 6 februari 2010 |
| Ryan Dave | Ryan | | Dave | | | |
| Maxwell Davis | Maxwell | | Davis | 1916 | 14-jan | 18 september 1970 |
| Nathan Davis | Nathan | | Davis | 1937 | 15-feb | 9 april 2018 |
| Claudio Jr De Rosa | Claudio Jr | | De Rosa | 1992 | | |
| Daniel Deffayet | Daniel | | Deffayet | 1922 | | 2002-- |
| Bart Defoort | Bart | | Defoort | 1964 | | |
| Claude Delangle | Claude | | Delangle | 1957 | | |
| Tobius Delius | Tobius | | Delius | 1964 | | |
| Paul Desmond | Paul | | Desmond | 1924 | 25-nov | 30 mei 1977 |
| Hermine Deurloo | Hermine | | Deurloo | 1966 | | |
| Marike van Dijk | Marike | van | Dijk | 1982 | | |
| Piet van Dijk | Piet | van | Dijk | 1916 | 8-dec | 4 juni 1978 |
| Sjoerd Dijkhuizen | Sjoerd | | Dijkhuizen | | | |
| John Dikeman | John | | Dikeman | 1983 | | |
| Mo van der Does | Mo | van der | Does | 1997 | | |
| Eric Dolphy | Eric | | Dolphy | 1928 | 20-jun | 29 juni 1964 |
| Arne Domnérus | Arne | | Domnérus | 1924 | 20-dec | 2 september 2008 |
| Lou Donaldson | Lou | | Donaldson | 1926 | 1-nov | |
| Will Donato | Will | | Donato | | | |
| Giuseppe Doronzo | Giuseppe | | Doronzo | 1987 | | |
| Ulrich Drechsler | Ulrich | | Drechsler | | | |
| Paquito D'Rivera | Paquito | | D'Rivera | 1948 | 4-jun | |
| Candy Dulfer | Candy | | Dulfer | 1969 | 19-sep | |
| Hans Dulfer | Hans | | Dulfer | 1940 | 28-mei | |
| Paul Dunmall | Paul | | Dunmall | 1953 | 6-mei | |
| Johan Ehrlich | Johan | | Ehrlich | | | |
| Richard Elliot | Richard | | Elliot | 1960 | 16-jan | |
| Pee Wee Ellis | Pee Wee | | Ellis | 1941 | 21-apr | 24 september 2021 |
| Signe Emmeluth | Signe | | Emmeluth | 1992 | | |
| Joe van Enkhuizen | Joe | van | Enkhuizen | 1939 | | |
| Mete Erker | Mete | | Erker | 1971 | | |
| Booker Ervin | Booker | | Ervin | 1930 | 31-okt | 31 augustus 1970 |
| André Eschauzier | André | | Eschauzier | 1906 | 22-mei | 24 april 1997 |
| Wayne Escoffrey | Wayne | | Escoffrey | 1975 | | |
| Jimmy Forrest | Jimmy | | Forrest | 1920 | | 1980-- |
| Sonny Fortune | Sonny | | Fortune | 1939 | 19-mei | 25 oktober 2018 |
| Bud Freeman | Bud | | Freeman | 1906 | 13-apr | 15 maart 1991 |
| Chico Freeman | Chico | | Freeman | 1949 | 17-jul | |
| Kenny G | Kenny | | G | 1956 | | |
| Jan Garbarek | Jan | | Garbarek | 1947 | | |
| Nubya Garcia | Nubya | | Garcia | | | |
| Tim Garland | Tim | | Garland | 1966 | 19-okt | |
| Kenny Garrett | Kenny | | Garrett | 1960 | 9-okt | |
| George Garzone | George | | Garzone | 1950 | 23-sep | |
| Daniel Gauthier | Daniel | | Gauthier | 1964 | | |
| Herb Geller | Herb | | Geller | 1928 | 2-nov | 19 december 2013 |
| Sam Gendel | Sam | | Gendel | 1995 | | |
| Dexter Gordon | Dexter | | Gordon | 1923 | 27-feb | 25 april 1990 |
| Bo van de Graaf | Bo | van de | Graaf | 1957 | 27-dec | |
| Wardell Gray | Wardell | | Gray | 1921 | 13-feb | 25 mei 1955 |
| Scott Hamilton | Scott | | Hamilton | 1954 | 12-sep | |
| George Harper | George | | Harper | | | |
| Joe Harriott | Joe | | Harriott | 1928 | 15-jul | 2 januari 1973 |
| Donald Harrison | Donald | | Harrison | 1960 | 23-jun | |
| Antonio Hart | Antonio | | Hart | 1968 | 30-sep | |
| Rob Hauser | Rob | | Hauser | 1954 | 13-mrt | |
| Coleman Hawkins | Coleman | | Hawkins | 1904 | 21-nov | 19 mei 1969 |
| Tubby Hayes | Tubby | | Hayes | 1935 | 30-jan | 8 juni 1973 |
| Jimmy Heath | Jimmy | | Heath | 1926 | 25-okt | 19 januari 2020 |
| Hubert Heeringa | Hubert | | Heeringa | 1964 | | |
| Eirik Hegdal | Eirik | | Hegdal | 1973 | 3-okt | |
| Emiel van der Heide | Emiel | van der | Heide | 1980 | | |
| Raaf Hekkema | Raaf | | Hekkema | 1968 | 23-apr | |
| Julius Hemphill | Julius | | Hemphill | 1938 | 24-jan | 2 april 1995 |
| Joe Henderson | Joe | | Henderson | 1937 | 24-apr | 30 juni 2001 |
| Gijs Hendriks | Gijs | | Hendriks | 1938 | 26-feb | 21 mei 2017 |
| Ernie Henry | Ernie | | Henry | 1926 | 3-sep | 29 december 1957 |
| Kurt van Herck | Kurt | van | Herck | | | |
| Benjamin Herman | Benjamin | | Herman | 1968 | 9-mei | |
| Woody Herman | Woody | | Herman | 1913 | 16-mei | 29 oktober 1987 |
| Manuel Hermia | Manuel | | Hermia | 1967 | 9-nov | |
| Vincent Herring | Vincent | | Herring | 1964 | 19-nov | |
| Warren Hill | Warren | | Hill | 1966 | 15-apr | |
| Johnny Hodges | Johhny | | Hodges | 1906 | | 1970-- |
| Maarten Hogenhuis | Maarten | | Hogenhuis | 1986 | | |
| Red Holloway | Red | | Holloway | 1927 | 31-mei | 25 februari 2012 |
| Yuri Honing | Yuri | | Honing | 1965 | 6-jul | |
| Luc Houtkamp | Luc | | Houtkamp | 1953 | 4-dec | |
| Roy Hovens | Roy | | Hovens | 1971 | | |
| George Howard | George | | Howard | 1956 | 15-sep | 20 maart 1998 |
| Femke Ijlstra | Femke | | Ijlstra | 1982 | | |
| John Pål Inderberg | John | Pål | Inderberg | 1950 | 6-aug | |
| Vincent Ingala | Vincent | | Ingala | 1992 | 10-dec | |
| Jaared | | | Jaared | 1967 | 20-jan | |
| Willis Jackson | Willis | | Jackson | 1928 | 25-apr | 25 oktober 1987 |
| Illinois Jacquet | Illinois | | Jacquet | 1922 | 31-okt | 22 juli 2004 |
| Boney James | Boney | | James | 1961 | 1-sep | |
| Bobby Jaspar | Bobby | | Jaspar | 1926 | 20-feb | 28 februari 1963 |
| Will Jasper | Will | | Jasper | | | |
| Howard Johnson | Howard | | Johnson | | | |
| Plas Johnson | Plas | | Johnson | 1931 | 21-jul | |
| Ferdi Joly | Ferdi | | Joly | 1949 | 11-nov | |
| Hans de Jong | Hans | de | Jong | 1957 | | |
| Clifford Jordan | Clifford | | Jordan | 1931 | 2-sep | 27 maart 1993 |
| Jasna Jovićević | Jasna | | Jovićević | 1976 | | |
| Jackiem Joyner | Jackiem | | Joyner | 1980 | 89-2-1980 | |
| Max Kaplan | Max | | Kaplan | | | |
| Peter Kardolus | Peter | | Kardolus | 1974 | | |
| Jeff Kashiwa | Jeff | | Kashiwa | 1963 | | |
| Paul van Kemenade | Paul | van | Kemenade | 1957 | 17-mei | |
| Robin Kenyatta | Robin | | Kenyatta | 1942 | 6-mrt | 28 oktober 2004 |
| Dim Kesber | Dim | | Kesber | 1930 | 8-jan | 6 juni 2013 |
| Cassie Kinoshi | Cassie | | Kinoshi | 1993 | | |
| Tobias Klein | Tobias | | Klein | 1967 | | |
| Tony Kofi | Tony | | Kofi | 1966 | | |
| Lee Konitz | Lee | | Konitz | 1927 | 13-okt | 15 april 2020 |
| Jan Kooper | Jan | | Kooper | | | |
| Dave Koz | Dave | | Koz | 1963 | 27-mrt | |
| Rob Kruisman | Rob | | Kruisman | 1946 | | |
| Paulina Kulesza | Paulina | | Kulesza | | | |
| Harry van der Laan | Harry | van der | Laan | | | |
| Pat LaBarbera | Pat | | LaBarbera | 1944 | 7-apr | |
| Steve Lacy | Steve | | Lacy | 1934 | 23-jul | 4 juni 2004 |
| Philippe Laloy | Philippe | | Laloy | 1969 | | |
| Patrick Lamb | Patrick | | Lamb | | | |
| Ad Lamerigts | Ad | | Lamerigts | 1957 | | |
| Harold Land | Harold | | Land | 1928 | 18-dec | 27 juli 2001 |
| Sanne Landvreugd | Sanne | | Landvreugd | 1976 | | |
| Willy Langestraat | Willy | | Langestraat | 1914 | 29-mrt | 20 juni 1995 |
| Prince Lasha | Prince | | Lasha | 1928 | 18-dec | 27 juli 2001 |
| Chad Lefkowitz-Brown | Chad | | Lefkowitz-Brown | 1989 | 8-sep | |
| Bill Leslie | Bill | | Leslie | 1925 | | 21 juni 2003 |
| Connie Lester | Connie | | Lester | 1931 | | 2019-- |
| Ronnie Lewis | Ronnie | | Lewis | | | |
| Dave Liebman | Dave | | Liebman | 1946 | 4-sep | |
| Johan van der Linden | Johan | van der | Linden | | | |
| Erica Lindsay | Erica | | Lindsay | 1955 | 5-jun | |
| Fred Lipsius | Fred | | Lipsius | 1943 | 19-nov | |
| Charles Lloyd | Charles | | Lloyd | 1938 | 15-mrt | |
| Jean-Marie Londeix | Jean-Marie | | Londeix | 1932 | | |
| Joe Lovano | Joe | | Lovano | 1952 | 29-dec | |
| Preston Love | Preston | | Love | 1921 | 26-apr | 12 februari 2004 |
| Robert "Boysie" Lowery | Robert | "Boysie" | Lowery | 1914 | | 1996-- |
| Dee Lucas | Dee | | Lucas | | | |
| Neamen Lyles | Neamen | | Lyles | | | |
| Jimmy Lyons | Jimmy | | Lyons | 1931 | 1-dec | 19 mei 1986 |
| Koen Maas | Koen | | Maas | 1970 | | |
| Teo Macero | Teo | | Macero | 1925 | 30-okt | 19 februari 2008 |
| Rudresh Mahanthappa | Rudresh | | Mahanthappa | 1971 | 24-mei | |
| Joe Maini | Joe | | Maini | 1930 | 8-feb | 7 mei 1964 |
| Charlie Mariano | Charlie | | Mariano | 1923 | 12-nov | 16 juni 2009 |
| Eric Marienthal | Eric | | Marienthal | 1957 | 19-dec | |
| Branford Marsalis | Branford | | Marsalis | 1960 | 26-aug | |
| Warne Marsh | Warne | | Marsh | 1927 | 26-okt | 18 december 1987 |
| Joost Marsman | Joost | | Marsman | | | |
| Miguel Martinez | Miguel | | Martinez | | | |
| Mario Marzi | Mario | | Marzi | 1964 | | |
| Peter Massink | Peter | | Massink | 1954 | | 2014-- |
| Turk Mauro | Turk | | Mauro | 1944 | | 2019-- |
| Donny McCaslin | Donny | | McCaslin | 1966 | 11-aug | |
| Hal McKusick | Hal | | McKusick | 1924 | 1-jun | 11 april 2012 |
| Jackie McLean | Jackie | | McLean | 1931 | 17-mei | 31 maart 2006 |
| Charles McPherson | Charles | | McPherson | 1939 | 24-jul | |
| Ties Mellema | Ties | | Mellema | 1976 | | |
| Don Menza | Don | | Menza | 1936 | 22-apr | |
| Thijs van Milligen | Thijs | van | Milligen | | | |
| Bob Mintzer | Bob | | Mintzer | 1953 | 27-jan | |
| Roscoe Mitchell | Roscoe | | Mitchell | 1940 | 3-aug | |
| Hank Mobley | Hank | | Mobley | 1930 | 7-jul | 30 mei 1986 |
| Rutger Molenkamp | Rutger | | Molenkamp | 1967 | | |
| Marc Mommaas | Marc | | Mommaas | 1969 | | |
| James Moody | James | | Moody | 1925 | 26-mrt | 9 december 2010 |
| Michael Moore | Michael | | Moore | 1954 | | |
| Frank Morgan | Frank | | Morgan | 1933 | 23-dec | 14 december 2007 |
| André Moss | André | | Moss | 1934 | 17-mei | 21 juni 1989 |
| Hans Mossel | Hans | | Mossel | 1905 | 24-dec | 4 augustus 1944 |
| Chris Mostert | Chris | | Mostert | | | |
| Marcel Mule | Marcel | | Mule | 1901 | 24-jun | 18 december 2001 |
| Simone Müller | Simone | | Müller | | | |
| Napoleon Murphy Brock | Napoleon | | Murphy Brock | 1945 | 7-jun | |
| David Murray | David | | Murray | 1955 | 19-feb | |
| Najee | | | Najee | 1957 | 4-nov | |
| Derek Nash | Derek | | Nash | 1961 | 28-jul | |
| Ted Nash | Ted | | Nash | 1922 | 31-okt | 12 mei 2011 |
| Ted Nash | Ted | | Nash | 1960 | 28-dec | |
| Dineke Nauta | Dineke | | Nauta | 1992 | | |
| Oliver Nelson | Oliver | | Nelson | 1932 | 4-jun | 27 oktober 1975 |
| Andrew Neu | Andrew | | Neu | 1969 | 23-sep | |
| David Newman | David | | Newman | 1933 | | 2009-- |
| Grady Nichols | Grady | | Nichols | | | |
| Lennie Niehaus | Lennie | | Niehaus | 1929 | 11-jun | 28 mei 2020 |
| Bodil Niska | Bodil | | Niska | 1954 | 21-aug | |
| Sal Nistico | Sal | | Nistico | 1940 | 2-apr | 3 maart 1991 |
| Piet Noordijk | Piet | | Noordijk | 1932 | 25-mei | 8 oktober 2011 |
| Maarten van Norden | Maarten | van | Norden | 1955 | 1-nov | |
| Dave O'Higgins | Dave | | O'Higgins | 1964 | 1-sep | |
| Leo van Oostrom | Leo | van | Oostrom | | | |
| Greg Osby | Greg | | Osby | 1960 | 3-aug | |
| Emile Parisien | Emile | | Parisien | | | |
| Lodewijk "Arthur" Parisius | Lodewijk | "Arthur" | Parisius | 1911 | 23-jul | 14 december 1963 |
| Charlie Parker | Charlie | | Parker | 1920 | 29-aug | 12 maart 1955 |
| Evan Parker | Evan | | Parker | 1944 | | |
| Leo Parker | Leo | | Parker | 1925 | | 1962-- |
| Maceo Parker | Maceo | | Parker | 1943 | 14-feb | |
| Tim Paters | Tim | | Paters | | | |
| Cecil Payne | Cecil | | Payne | 1922 | 14-dec | 27 november 2007 |
| Denis Payton | Denis | | Payton | 1943 | | ?2006 |
| Curtis Peagler | Curtis | | Peagler | 1929 | 17-sep | 19 december 1992 |
| Jacques Pelzer | Jacques | | Pelzer | 1924 | 24-jun | 6 augustus 1994 |
| Art Pepper | Art | | Pepper | 1925 | 1-sep | 15 juni 1982 |
| Bill Perkins | Bill | | Perkins | 1924 | 22-jul | 9 augustus 2003 |
| Eric Person | Eric | | Person | 1963 | | |
| Houston Person | Houston | | Person | 1934 | 10-nov | |
| Johannes Pfeuffer | Johannes | | Pfeuffer | 1990 | | |
| Reuben Phillips | Reuben | | Phillips | | | 13 februari 1974 |
| Tariq Pijnig | Tariq | | Pijnig | 1994 | | |
| Pony Poindexter | Pony | | Poindexter | 1926 | 8-feb | 14 april 1988 |
| Jack van Poll | Jack | van | Poll | 1934 | 29-nov | |
| Ted Ponjee | Ted | | Ponjee | 1953 | 12-okt | 4 februari 2002 |
| Frans Poptie | Frans | | Poptie | 1918 | 3-mrt | 31 december 2010 |
| Tineke Postma | Tineke | | Postma | 1978 | | |
| Chris Potter | Chris | | Potter | 1971 | 1-jan | |
| Ferdinand Povel | Ferdinand | | Povel | 1947 | 13-feb | |
| Dudu Pukwana | Dudu | | Pukwana | 1938 | 18-jul | 30 juni 1990 |
| Paul Quinichette | Paul | | Quinichette | 1916 | 17-mei | 25 mei 1983 |
| Barney Rachabane | Barney | | Rachabane | 1946 | | 13 november 2021 |
| Brad Rambur | Brad | | Rambur | | | |
| Boots Randolph | Boots | | Randolph | 1927 | 3-jun | 3 juli 2007 |
| Nelson Rangell | Nelson | | Rangell | 1960 | 26-mrt | |
| Sigurd Rascher | Sigurd | | Rascher | 1907 | | 2001-- |
| Sonny Red | Sonny | | Red | 1932 | 17-dec | 20 maart 1981 |
| Don Redman | Don | | Redman | 1900 | 29-jul | 30 november 1964 |
| Joshua Redman | Joshua | | Redman | 1969 | 1-feb | |
| Bob Reynolds | Bob | | Reynolds | 1977 | 29-sep | |
| Joris Roelofs | Joris | | Roelofs | 1984 | | |
| Sonny Rollins | Sonny | | Rollins | 1930 | 7-sep | |
| Joe Romano | Joe | | Romano | 1932 | 17-apr | 26 november 2008 |
| Toon Roos | Toon | | Roos | 1964 | | |
| Bernt Rosengren | Bernt | | Rosengren | 1937 | 24-dec | |
| Don Rossicka | Don | | Rossicka | | | |
| Bernard van Rossum | Bernard | van | Rossum | 1980 | | |
| Charlie Rouse | Charlie | | Rouse | 1924 | 6-apr | 30 november 1988 |
| Eugene Rousseau | Eugene | | Rousseau | 1932 | | |
| Rudy Rutherford | Rudy | | Rutherford | 1924 | 18-jun | 31 maart 1995 |
| John Sampen | John | | Sampen | 1949 | | |
| Edgar Sampson | Edgar | | Sampson | 1907 | 31-okt | 16 januari 1973 |
| David Sanborn | David | | Sanborn | 1945 | 30-jul | |
| Tom Sanderman | Tom | | Sanderman | | | |
| Pharoah Sanders | Pharoah | | Sanders | 1940 | 13-okt | |
| Lucas Santana | Lucas | | Santana | | | |
| Adolphe Sax | Adolphe | | Sax | 1814 | 6-11-1814 | 7-2-1894 |
| Mario Schiano | Mario | | Schiano | 1933 | 20-jul | 10 mei 2008 |
| Jesse Schilderink | Jesse | | Schilderink | 1995 | | |
| Peter Schilperoort | Peter | | Schilperoort | | | |
| Wolfgang Schmid | Wolfgang | | Schmid | | | |
| Herman Schoonderwalt | Herman | | Schoonderwalt | 1931 | 23-dec | 15 juni 1997 |
| Marijke Schroër | Marijke | | Schroër | | | |
| Andy Scott | Andy | | Scott | 1966 | | |
| Randy Scott | Randy | | Scott | | | |
| Tom Scott | Tom | | Scott | 1948 | 19-mei | |
| Bud Shank | Bud | | Shank | 1926 | 27-mei | 2 april 2009 |
| Eddie Shaw | Eddie | | Shaw | 1937 | 20-mrt | 29 januari 2018 |
| Andy Sheppard | Andy | | Sheppard | 1957 | 20-jan | |
| Shilts | | | Shilts | | | |
| Wayne Shorter | Wayne | | Shorter | 1933 | 25-aug | 2 maart 2023 |
| Sonny Simmons | Sonny | | Simmons | 1933 | 4-aug | |
| Donald Simoen | Donald | | Simoen | | | |
| Zoot Sims | Zoot | | Sims | 1925 | 29-okt | 23 maart 1985 |
| Steve Slagle | Steve | | Slagle | 1952 | 18-sep | |
| Louis Sloot | Louis | | Sloot | | | |
| Steven Sluiter | Steven | | Sluiter | | | |
| Buster Smith | Buster | | Smith | 1904 | 24-aug | 10 augustus 1991 |
| Glendon Smith | Glendon | | Smith | | | |
| Tab Smith | Tab | | Smith | 1909 | 11-jan | 17 augustus 1971 |
| Walter Smith III | Walter | | Smith III | 1980 | 24-sep | |
| Gary Smulyan | Gary | | Smulyan | 1956 | | |
| Jim Snidero | Jim | | Snidero | 1958 | 29-mei | |
| Denis Solee | Denis | | Solee | | | |
| Iman Spaargaren | Iman | | Spaargaren | | | |
| Kika Sprangers | Kika | | Sprangers | 1994 | | |
| Hal Stein | Hal | | Stein | 1928 | 5-sep | 27 april 2008 |
| Colin Stetson | Colin | | Stetson | 1975 | | |
| Grant Stewart | Grant | | Stewart | 1971 | 4-jun | |
| Sonny Stitt | Sonny | | Stitt | 1924 | 2-feb | 22 juli 1982 |
| Marcus Strickland | Marcus | | Strickland | 1979 | 24-feb | |
| Frank Strozier | Frank | | Strozier | 1937 | 13-jun | |
| Fred Stuger | Fred | | Stuger | | | |
| Natalio Sued | Natalio | | Sued | 1973 | | |
| Nobuya Sugawa | Nobuya | | Sugawa | 1961 | | |
| Lew Tabackin | Lew | | Tabackin | 1940 | 26-mrt | |
| Jan Cees Tans | Jan Cees | | Tans | 1947 | | |
| Buddy Tate | Buddy | | Tate | 1915 | | 2001-- |
| Paul Taylor | Paul | | Taylor | 1960 | 30-apr | |
| Gideon Tazelaar | Gideon | | Tazelaar | 1997 | | |
| Paul Temos | Paul | | Temos | 1952 | | 2003-- |
| Virginie Teychené | Virginie | | Teychené | | | |
| Barbara Thompson | Barbara | | Thompson | 1944 | 27-jul | |
| Lucky Thompson | Lucky | | Thompson | 1924 | 16-jun | 30 juli 2005 |
| Efraim Trujillo | Efraim | | Trujillo | 1969 | 28-feb | |
| Mark Anthony Turnage | Mark | Anthony | Turnage | 1960 | | |
| Mark Turner | Mark | | Turner | 1965 | 10-nov | |
| Stanley Turrentine | Stanley | | Turrentine | 1934 | 5-apr | 12 september 2000 |
| Henk van Twillert | Henk | van | Twillert | 1959 | | |
| Frank Vaganée | Frank | | Vaganée | 1966 | | |
| Adriaan Valk | Adriaan | | Valk | 1944 | | |
| Jaap Valkhoff | Jaap | | Valkhoff | | | |
| Joe Vanenkhuizen | Joe | | Vanenkhuizen | 1939 | 24-jun | |
| James Vargas | James | | Vargas | | | |
| Dick Vennik | Dick | | Vennik | 1940 | 4-jun | |
| Rocco Ventrella | Rocco | | Ventrella | | | |
| Charlie Ventura | Charlie | | Ventura | 1916 | 2-dec | 17 januari 1992 |
| Harry Verbeke | Harry | | Verbeke | 1922 | | 2004-- |
| Frans Vermeerssen | Frans | | Vermeerssen | 1954 | | |
| Vera Vingerhoeds | Vera | | Vingerhoeds | | | |
| Ger van Voorden | Ger | van | Voorden | 1947 | | 2017-- |
| Tony Vos | Tony | | Vos | 1931 | | 6 oktober 2020 |
| Junior Walker | Junior | | Walker | 1931 | | 1995-- |
| Bennie Wallace | Bennie | | Wallace | 1946 | 18-nov | |
| Earle Warren | Earle | | Warren | 1914 | 1-jul | 4 juni 1994 |
| Salim Washington | Salim | | Washington | 1958 | 8-jul | |
| Grover Washington Jr. | Grover | | Washington Jr. | 1943 | 12-dec | 17 december 1999 |
| Sadao Watanabe | Sadao | | Watanabe | 1933 | 1-feb | |
| Bobby Watson | Bobby | | Watson | 1953 | 23-aug | |
| Ernie Watts | Ernie | | Watts | 1945 | | |
| Trevor Watts | Trevor | | Watts | 1939 | 26-feb | |
| Ben Webster | Ben | | Webster | 1909 | | 1973-- |
| Jeu Weijers | Jeu | | Weijers | 1927 | 25-mei | 1 juli 1998 |
| Bobby Wellins | Bobby | | Wellins | 1936 | 24-jan | 27 oktober 2016 |
| Suzanne Welters | Suzanne | | Welters | 1969 | | |
| Ben Wendel | Ben | | Wendel | | | |
| Frans Wess | Frans | | Wess | 1922 | | 2013-- |
| Kirk Whalum | Kirk | | Whalum | 1958 | 11-jul | |
| Jason Whitmore | Jason | | Whitmore | | | |
| Bob Wilber | Bob | | Wilber | 1928 | 15-mrt | 4 augustus 2019 |
| Imannuel Wilkins | Imannuel | | Wilkins | 1997 | | |
| Pamela Williams | Pamela | | Williams | | | |
| Paul 'Hucklebuck' Williams | Paul 'Hucklebuck' | | Williams | 1915 | 13-jul | 14 september 2002 |
| Steve Wilson | Steve | | Wilson | 1961 | 9-feb | |
| Jaap de Winter | Jaap | de | Winter | | | |
| Bart Wirtz | Bart | | Wirtz | | | |
| Phil Woods | Phil | | Woods | 1931 | 2-nov | 29 september 2015 |
| Martin van der Woude | Martin | van der | Woude | | | |
| Leo Wright | Leo | | Wright | 1933 | 14-dec | 4 januari 1991 |
| Jason Yarde | Jason | | Yarde | 1970 | | |
| Lester Young | Lester | | Young | 1909 | | 1959-- |
| Andezej Zaucha | Andezej | | Zaucha | | | |
| Miguel Zenón | Miguel | | Zenón | 1976 | 30-dec | |
| John Zorn | John | | Zorn | 1953 | | |
| Abraham Burton | Abraham | | Burton | 1971 | 17-mrt | |
| Leo Janssen | Leo | | Janssen | | | |
| Don Braden | Don | | Braden | 1963 | 20-nov | |
| Lakecia Benjamin | Lakecia | | Benjamin | 1982 | | |
| Johnny Griffin | Johnny | | Griffin | 1928 | 24-apr | 25 juli 2008 |
| Mike Zinzen | Mike | | Zinzen | 1932 | 13-sep | 6 augustus 2013 |
| Teddy Edwards | Teddy | | Edwards | 1924 | 26-apr | 20 april 2003 |
| Frank Wess | Frank | | Wess | 1922 | 4-jan | 30 oktober 2013 |
| Nick Brignola | Nick | | Brignola | 1936 | 17-jul | 8 februari 2002 |
| Cosimo Gentili | Cosimo | | Gentili | | | |
| Rik van der Made | Rik | van der | Made | | | |
| David Liebman | David | | Liebman | 1946 | 4-sep | |
| Jerry Dodgion | Jerry | | Dodgion | 1932 | 29-aug | |
| Viktor Perdieus | Viktor | | Perdieus | 1986 | | |
| Alex Hitchcock | Alex | | Hitchcock | 1990 | | |
| Tom Barford | Tom | | Barford | | | |
| Robin Verheyen | Robin | | Verheyen | 1983 | 28-aug | |
| David Ülkei | David | | Ülkei | | | |
| Kristóf Bacsó | Kristóf | | Bacsó | 1976 | | |
| Balázs Cserta | Balázs | | Cserta | | | |
| Mihály Bajusznács | Mihály | | Bajusznács | | | |
| Sonny Clement | Sonny | | Clement | | | |

## Fictieve saxofonisten

* Bleeding Gums Murphy uit The Simpsons
* Lisa Simpson uit The Simpsons (bariton)
* Zoot uit The Muppet Show
* De Roze Panter (The Pink Panther), tekenfilmfiguur