Jon Robert Smith

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Jon Robert Smith (born 1945 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.) is an American tenor saxophonist, prolific as a rock and roll, R&B, delta blues, jazz, and fusion studio and live performance musician. [1] [2]

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Selected discography

As leader

As sideman

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References

  1. ↑ "Performer at Celebration 2007 Has Ties to Martinsville Area" Archived 2014-03-21 at archive.today , by Drew Eary, Martinsville Bulletin (Virginia), July 2, 2007
  2. ↑ "Jon R. Smith Interview", by Neil F. Sharpe, Windplayer, Vol. 30, No. 4, October 2009; ISSN   0895-1527
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