Jazz Improvisers - Remembering Illinois Jacquet on his birthday...R.I.P. Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (Oct 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying
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Illinois Jacquet Jazz Festival welcomes renowned drummer, guitarist for concerts, clinics – MTSU News
![Image of ILLINOIS JACQUET AND SARAH VAUGHAN. - Montreux Jazz Festival July 13, 1976 : Saxophonist Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet And American Jazz Singer Sarah Vaughan. Full Credit: AGIP - Rue Des Archives / Image of ILLINOIS JACQUET AND SARAH VAUGHAN. - Montreux Jazz Festival July 13, 1976 : Saxophonist Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet And American Jazz Singer Sarah Vaughan. Full Credit: AGIP - Rue Des Archives /](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/age/rue/0145126-ILLINOIS-JACQUET-AND-SARAH-VAUGHAN-Montreux-Jazz-Festival-july-13-1976--saxophonist-Jean-Baptiste-Illinois-Jacquet-and-american-jazz-singer-Sarah-Vaughan-Full-credit-AGIP---Rue-des-Archives--Granger-NYC---.jpg)