Tony Coe
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Anthony George Coe(born November 29, 1934 in Canterbury) is a jazz musician who is trained on clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone. He cites Paul Gonsalves as an influence and Coe is noted for his versatility.
His early experience in jazz was with Humphrey Lyttelton's band from 1957-1962. Later he worked in the John Dankworth orchestra and the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland big band. In the 1980s and 1990s he began branching out beyond jazz as well as doing music which mixed jazz with classical and rock influences. In 1995 he won the Jazzpar Prize.
He is also known for film work as he played both tenor saxophone and clarinet for Leaving Las Vegas.
His son is radio broadcaster Gideon Coe.
