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Courtney Pine

1964–

United Kingdom

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Courtney Pine, (born 18 March 1964) is a British jazz musician, who was the principal founder of the black British band the Jazz Warriors in the 1980s. Although known primarily for his saxophone playing, Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, and keyboards.

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