Byard Lancaster

American flute / saxophonist free-jazz / avant-garde / improviser artist, but with obvious soul and blues influences

Born August 06, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died August 23, 2012 in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania

Byard started his career in the mid 60s and worked with [a=Sun Ra], [a=McCoy Tyner], [a=Memphis Slim] and [a=Bill Dixon] to name a few. He also studied piano, singing, composing, arranging and conducting.