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Nicholas Thomas "Nick" Brignola (July 17, 1936 – February 8, 2002) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. Biography. Brignola was born on July 17, 1936, in Troy, New York. He was born into a musical family in which his father played the tuba and his uncle played the banjo.
Feb 18, 2002 · Nick Brignola, an accomplished jazz baritone saxophonist, died here Feb. 8. He was 65 and lived in Eagle Mills, outside Troy, N.Y. The cause was cancer, his family said. Mr. Brignola...
Internationally known baritone saxophonist, Nick Brignola, performed with Phil Woods, Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Pepper Adams and many other jazz artists in the United States, Canada and...
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Aug 23, 2023 · Nick Brignola established a reputation as one of the premier voices on the baritone saxophone in a long career that produced 21 albums under his own name.
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Mar 30, 2012 · The two greatest baritone saxophonists in history played "be bop bari" together on what is one of the top bari sax recordings ever, "Baritone Madness" (NYC, 22 Dec. 1977). ...more.
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Learn about Nick Brignola, a hard bop baritone saxophonist in the tradition of Pepper Adams and Gerry Mulligan. Find out his biography, discography and listen to his music.
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Feb 12, 2002 · A big-toned baritone saxophonist whose greatest baritone influence was Harry Carney of the Duke Ellington band (who became his mentor), Brignola carved out his niche as perhaps the premier player of the big horn in the hard-bop mainstream of the music. Brignola was born July 17, 1936, in Troy, N.Y.
