caption associated_acts years_active article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name
fred tompkins elvin jones 1960s & ndash ; present fred tompkins
 fred tompkins non_vocal_instrumentalist 1943 flute jazz , third stream fred_tompkins . jpg st. louis , missouri , usa fred tompkins
fred tompkins

fred tompkins -lrb- born in st. louis , missouri , 1943 -rrb- is an american jazz flautist and composer , best known for his work as a composer of third stream music .
