Elton Dean

Elton Dean
Background information
Born(1945-10-28)28 October 1945
Nottingham, England
OriginTooting, London, England
Died8 February 2006(2006-02-08) (aged 60)
London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Saxophone
  • saxello
  • keyboards
Years active1966–2006

Elton Dean (28 October 1945 – 8 February 2006) was an English jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello (a variant of the soprano saxophone) and occasionally keyboards. Part of the Canterbury scene, he featured in Soft Machine, among others.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Elton Dean Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ Sutcliffe, Phil (5 March 1991). "Where are they Now? Soft Machine". Q. 55: 33.