Oliver Lake

American musician · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1942 · age 84

Oliver Lake is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist. He is known mainly for alto saxophone, but he also performs on soprano and flute. During the 1960s, Lake worked with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis.

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Lake at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, CA, 3/6/88

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Guggenheim Fellowship

Doris Duke Performing Artist Award

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In 1977, he founded the World Saxophone Quartet with David Murray, Julius Hemphill, and Hamiet Bluiett. Lake worked in the group Trio 3 with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille. Lake has appeared on more than 80 albums as a bandleader, co-leader, and side musician. He is the father of drummer Gene Lake. Lake has been a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.

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