Art themen biography

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        1. Themen was born on 26 November in Manchester.
        2. Life and career.
        3. Arthur Edward George Themen is a British jazz saxophonist and formerly orthopaedic surgeon.
        4. An exciting and inventive saxophonist, Art Themen has been an appealing presence on the British jazz circuit for over 60 years.

          5. Art Themen

          British jazz saxophonist and surgeon (born 1939)

          Art Themen

          Themen performing in 2009

          Birth nameArthur Edward George Themen
          Born (1939-11-26) 26 November 1939 (age 85)
          Manchester, England
          GenresJazz
          Occupation(s)Musician, orthopaedic surgeon
          InstrumentSaxophone

          Musical artist

          Arthur Edward George Themen (born 26 November 1939) is a British jazz saxophonist[1][2] and formerly orthopaedic surgeon.

          Critic John Fordham has described him as "an appealing presence on the British jazz circuit for over 40 years.... Originally a Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins disciple ... Themen has proved himself remarkably attentive to the saxophone styles of subsequent generations."[3]

          Life and career

          Themen was born in Manchester, England, where he was involved with the traditional jazz scene in the late 1950s[4] as a self-taught musician,[5] having started playing clarinet as a schoolboy