Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers (1923–2011) was an American composer, saxophonist and bandleader.
Also recorded as Samuel Carthorne Rivers
Sam Rivers
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- Born
- 1923 · El Reno.
- Died
- 2011 · Orlando.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer · saxophonist · bandleader · musician
- Fields
- jazz · Afro-Cuban jazz
- Education
- Boston Conservatory at Berklee
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Biography
Born at El Reno in 1923, died in Orlando in 2011.
Sam Rivers studied at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz.
Sam Rivers and Joe Daley NYC - July, 1976
Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA · Studio Rivbea - Sam Rivers Joe Daley
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El Reno.
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Orlando.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
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