Shafi Hadi

Shafi Hadi
Birth nameWilliam Curtis Porter
Also known asShafi Hadi
Born(1929-09-21)September 21, 1929
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 1976(1976-06-00) (aged 46)
GenresJazz
OccupationSaxophonist
Formerly ofCharles Mingus, Hank Mobley

William Curtis Porter (September 21, 1929 – June 1976), better known as Shafi Hadi, was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist known for his recordings with Charles Mingus and with Hank Mobley.