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Elton Dean (28 October 1945 – 8 February 2006) was an English jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello (a variant of the soprano saxophone) and occasionally keyboards. Part of the Canterbury scene , he featured in Soft Machine , among others.
Aug 3, 2017 · Over the years, Dean lent his immense talents to bands like Soft Machine, Soft Heap, In Cahoots and L’Equip’Out, as well as many jazz ensembles featuring Keith Tippett, Hugh Hopper, Pip Pyle, Mark Hewins and John Etheridge. Elton Dean was born in Nottingham in 1945.
Jul 25, 2022 · First official release for what many fans consider to be the 'ultimate' lineup of Elton's Quartet. A sensational performance and recording. Extensive liner notes by Riccardo Bergerone and...
Jun 10, 2023 · Prepare to embark on a thrilling musical journey with the Elton Dean Quartet in "On Italian Roads (Live at Teatro Cristallo, Milan, 1979)." This extraordinar...
May 24, 2024 · Elton is a central figure both in the development of the British jazz scene through the '70s and beyond, and in the rock scene at the time. Known to wider audiences through his connection to the Soft Machine, his sinuous, post-Coltrane lines on alto and the rare saxello appear in many progressive contexts in the period.
Jun 7, 2022 · Montgomery County Commission Chairman Elton Dean has died after a lengthy illness.
Jun 2, 2024 · Former Soft Machine Saxophone Player Elton Dean Dies. Source: All About Jazz February 8, 2006. British jazz saxophonist Elton Dean died on the evening of February 7th, 2006, in a London hospital. For the last year in particular he had been suffering from heart and liver related health problems. He was 60.
