Metropolitan Jazz Octet
Tom Hilliard | |
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| Born | January 20, 1930 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | March 28, 2006 (aged 76) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, Composer, Bandleader, Educator |
| Instrument | Tenor Saxophone |
| Website | https://www.metropolitanjazzoctet.com |
Jim Gailloreto | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Jazz, Classical, Contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, Composer, Bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone |
| Website | http://www.jazzstringquintet.com |
The Metropolitan Jazz Octet (MJO) was a group created in the 1950s by Chicago saxophonist and arranger Tom Hilliard that was revived in 2014 under the direction of Hilliard's student Jim Gailloreto.