# Roy Nathanson

> Roy Jay Nathanson is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and teacher. He became the leader and principal composer of the Jazz Passengers, a six piece group that he founded with Curtis Fowlkes in 1987. They have toured Europe many times and played at major festivals in Finland, Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland, as well as the J.V.C. Festival in New York, the Du Maurier Festival in Canada and toured throughout the United States and Canada. The band has recorded eight albums since their debut release.

*American musician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/roy-nathanson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1951-05-17
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622299/ (@nm0622299)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/116604)
- [روى ناثانسون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%89_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
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- [Roy Nathanson](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Nathanson)
- [ロイ・ネイザンソン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3)
- [Roy Nathanson](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Nathanson)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5323307-a069-4223-8b61-47266da06844)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2170880)

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