Saxophonist

Steve Lacy Death Facts: Age, Cause of Death, Birthday, Date of Death Tragedy!

Steve Lacy died at age 69, respectable. Check out the death cause, death date, and more facts about the circumstances surrounding saxophonist Steve Lacy's death.

Biography - A Short Wiki

Late Dixieland jazz artist who was one of the most influential saxophonists throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

He was married to singer and violinist Irene Aebi.

How did Steve Lacy die?

Steve Lacy's death was caused by liver cancer.

Information about the death of Steve Lacy
Cause of deathLiver Cancer
Age of death69 years
ProfessionSaxophonist
BirthdayJuly 23, 1934
Death dateJune 4, 2004
Place of deathN/A
Place of burialN/A

Quotes

If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It’s called do or die.

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I still love the whole history of jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

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I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.

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To me, there is spirit in a reed. It’s a living thing, a weed, really, and it does contain spirit of a sort. It’s really an ancient vibration.

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It’s very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up.

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