Ronnie Cuber

Ronnie Cuber Born December 25 1941 In New York City Is A Jazz Saxophonist. He Has Also Played In Latin Pop Rock And Blues Sessions. In Addition To His Primary Instrument Baritone Sax He Has Also Played Tenor Sax Soprano Sax And Flute The Latter On An Album By Eddie Palmieri. As A Leader Cuber Is Known For Hard Bop And Latin Jazz. As A Side Man He Has Played With Numerous Musicians Such As B. B. King Paul Simon And Eric Clapton. Furthermore Cuber Can Be Heard On Freeze Frame By The J. Geils Band And One Of His Most Spirited Performances Is On Dr. Lonnie Smith 1970 Blue Note Album Drives. Cuber Was In Marshall Brown's Newport Youth Band In 1959 Where He Switched From Tenor To Baritone Sax. His First Notable Work Was With Slide Hampton 1962 And Maynard Ferguson 1963–1965 . Then From 1966 To 1967 Cuber Worked With George Benson. He Was Also A Member Of The Lee Konitz Nonet From 1977 To 1979. He Can Be Heard Playing In Frank Zappa's Group In The Mid-1970s Including The Album Zappa In New York. He Has Been A Member Of The Mingus Big Band Since Its Inception In The Early 1990s. He Was An Off-Screen Musician For The Movie Across The Universe. read less