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John Surman

real name John Douglas Surman

English jazz saxophonist, clarinettist and composer

United Kingdom · b. 1944-08-30

John Surman is credited on 780 releases across 170 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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780

Credits

170

Albums

7

Decades active

40

In collections

Biography

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English jazz baritone and soprano saxophone, alto, contra-bass, bass clarinet, recorders, piano and synthesizer player and composer, born 30th August 1944, Tavistock, Devon. Won Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) for best jazz album of 2013 with "Songs About This And That".

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Credited work

780 releases · 170 albums · active 1965–2026

  • Performance · 2,859
  • Other credits · 210
  • Production · 105
  • Engineering · 9

Studios: Rainbow Studio · Talent Studio · Tonstudio Bauer · Umbria Jazz

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