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CodeDS/UK/22587
NameThemen; Art (26 November 1939); British jazz saxophonist
Variations of NameArthur Edward George Themen
Dates26 November 1939
GenderMale
Place of Birth/OriginManchester, England (born)
BiographyArthur Edward George "Art" Themen is a British jazz saxophonis and formerly orthopaedic surgeon. Critic John Fordham has described him as "an appealing presence on the British jazz circuit for over 40 years.... Originally a Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins disciple ... Themen has proved himself remarkably attentive to the saxophone styles of subsequent generations."

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