Eric Dolphy
Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence during the same era.
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- Born in
- Los Angeles
- Educated at
- Susan Miller Dorsey High School
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1928
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