• “Lou Donaldson is definitely considered one of the greatest alto sax players on the scene today and he has contributed more to the art of playing alto than about anyone around…”
    Stanley News & Press, September 1993

    Paul Jeffrey, Tenor Saxophonist

  • ” He’s listened to just about everyone, and not only alto players. With this knowledge of the entire jazz language,
    Lou is definitely an individual voice.”

    Horace Parlan

  •  “The octogenarian virtuoso has lost little to the passing decades.”

    The Chicago Tribune

  • “He remains the leading exponent of this soul-jazz approach. Yet even at its bluesiest, his playing remains informed by bebop.”

    The New York Times

  • “My first impulse is always to describe Lou Donaldson as the greatest alto saxophonist in the world.”
    The New York Sun, January 2007

    Will Friedwald

NO FUSION — NO CONFUSION

JUST STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ, BEBOP & BLUES

Lou Donaldson in Concert at Kennedy Center 2014-for slider

LOU’S SIGNATURE TUNE

Lou's Signature Tune: Blues Walk

Lou’s Signature Tune: Blues Walk

BEBOP MASTER PLAYS WEE

BEBOP MASTER PLAYS CHEROKEE

LOU PLAYS ALL TIME HIT ALLIGATOR BOOGALOO

SPECIAL APPEARANCES

Lou Is Retired, But Check Back To Learn If He Is Making Any Special Appearances!

Lou & Charlie Parker 1953 or 1954 at Paradise on 110th Street & 8th Avenue in Harlem (Credit: Photographer Unknown)
(Credit: Photographer Unknown)

HONORS TO LOU

Lou Receives Benjamin Banneker Award

Lou Receives Benjamin Banneker Award on February 27, 2014

Lou Receives Benjamin Banneker Award on February 27, 2014

Bronx Council on the Arts Honors Lou

As A Longtime Resident of the Bronx since the 1950’s
and a Renowned Contributor to Jazz,
Lou Is Proud to be Honored By the Bronx Council on the Arts
on June 2, 2010 in New York

Bronx Council on the Arts Honors Lou Donaldson 6-2 2010

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