Avram Fefer is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and band leader. He has been performing and recording internationally since 1990. After spending the decade as a soloist with a number of different groups, his first several recordings as a leader were singled out as among the Best of 2001 and Best of 2002 in publications such as Down Beat, Cadence, the Village Voice, the Chicago Weekly Standard, and JazzPortugal. He has four releases with the jazz pianist Bobby Few, and has performed in most of the major clubs in New York, as well as numerous clubs and festivals in Europe, Africa, Japan, and the Middle East. He is especially known for his trio work in the sax-bass-drums format, including his recordings Calling All Spirits, Calling All Poets with Igal Foni and Eric Revis, and the albums Ritual and Eliyahu, featuring Eric Revis on bass and Chad Taylor on drums. His 2019 quartet album Testament features guitarist Marc Ribot, along with Revis and Taylor, and was listed among the Best of 2019 by Rolling Stone, NPR, Downbeat, and Jazz Magazine.
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1965 (age 60)
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