Tony Coe
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Anthony George Coe (born November 29, 1934 in Canterbury, England) is a jazz musician who is trained on clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone. He cites Paul Gonsalves as an influence. 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, doing music which mixed jazz with classical and rock influences. In 1995, he won the Jazzpar Prize.
Coe was member of Franz Koglmann Pipetet and 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.
