Facts: - instrument: baritone flute , clarinet saxophone , soprano saxophone , alto saxophone , - caption: photo provided by ksmf webmaster - birth name: nicholas thomas brignola - origin: troy , new york - death date: february 8 , 2002 - genre: hard bop , bebop , jazz - birth date: july 17 , 1936 - name: nick brignola - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: nick brignola.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nick brignola .
nick brignola -lrb- july 17 , 1936 -- february 8 , 2002 -rrb- was an american jazz baritone saxophonist .