Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet Net Worth is $2 Million
Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo.Although he was a pioneer of the honking tenor saxophone that became a regular feature of jazz playing and a hallmark of early rock and roll, Jacquet 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 the instrument.
His career spanned eight decades. He began performing at the age of three.
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Played "C-Jam Blues" with former President Bill Clinton on the White House lawn during Clinton's inaugural ball in January 1993. He also played for Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
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Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1985.
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