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Meredith Irwin Flory, known professionally as Med Flory (August 27, 1926 – March 12, 2014), was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and actor.
Med Flory. Actor: The Nutty Professor. Med was a great jazz saxophone player, band leader and big band musician. To say he was only an actor is the equivalent of saying Dwight D. Eisenhower was a military general without mentioning that he was also President of the United States.
- January 1, 1
- Logansport, Indiana, USA
- January 1, 1
- North Hollywood, California, USA
Med Flory, an alto saxophonist and founder of the Grammy-winning jazz group Supersax in addition to being an actor who appeared on numerous TV series, has died. He was 87.
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Med Flory. Actor: The Nutty Professor. Med was a great jazz saxophone player, band leader and big band musician. To say he was only an actor is the equivalent of saying Dwight D. Eisenhower was a military general without mentioning that he was also President of the United States.
- August 27, 1926
- March 12, 2014
Med Flory has enjoyed both a profitable music career and successful stints as a television and film writer and actor. His alto sax and clarinet work are deeply influenced by the classic bebop sound, notably the playing of Charlie Parker.
Alto saxophonist Med Flory, founder of the GRAMMY-winning jazz group Supersax, has died. A cause of death has not been disclosed. He was 87. Born in Logansport, Ind., in 1926 to a musician mother, Flory started playing in bands in New York in 1954.
Jul 28, 2009 · Med Flory is perhaps best known as the co-founder of Supersax, the commercially successful reed ensemble started in 1972 that plays transcriptions of Charlie Parker's solos. But before Supersax, Med was one of the most dynamic alto saxophonists, arrangers and...
