Joe Rigby

Joseph "Joe" Rigby (born September 3, 1940 in New York City ; † July 16, 2019 ) was an American jazz musician ( alto , baritone , tenor , soprano saxophone , also flute ).

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Rigby was initially active in the field of rhythm and blues and played the piano for the doo-wop band The Chantels . He turned to jazz after hearing John Coltrane in Miles Davis' band . He has appeared with Don Pullen , Arthur Williams , Hugh Glover and Arthur Doyle . In 1969 Rigby became President of the Black Students' Union at the Bronx Community College . From the 1970s he played in the New York free jazz and avant-garde scene with Steve Reid's The Master Brotherhood , Ted Daniel's Third World Energy Ensemble , Charles Tyler's New World Ensemble , Milford Graves , Beaver Harris , Andrew Cyrille and Ted Curson . In 1978 he led his own band Dynasty . He can also be heard on albums by Steve Reid ( Nova , 1976), Johnny Copeland ( Honky Tonkin ' , 1999), Ras Moshe and the Sabir Mateen Jubilee Ensemble (album of the same name in 2007, Not Two Records ). Starting in 2007, he released four albums under his own name. a. Ted Daniel, Ken Filiano and Lou Grassi ( Praise ) participated.

Praise (Homeboy Music, 2007)
Music (Homeboy, 2008) solo
More Music (Improvising Beings, 2009) solo
For Harriet (Improvising Beings, 2009), with Calum MacCrimmon , Scott Donald , Billy Fisher

personal data
SURNAME	Rigby, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rigby, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician (saxophone)
DATE OF BIRTH	September 3, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	16th July 2019