Ronnie Cuber

A powerful baritone saxophonist with a huge, deeply emotive sound, Ronnie Cuber was a highly respected New York bandleader and session musician with a decades-long career playing in the jazz, pop, and Latin scenes. Initially emerging as a gifted jazz soloist in New York in the 1960s, Cuber quickly distinguished himself playing a wide-ranging mix of hard bop and Latin jazz, including hits with Maynard Ferguson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Lee Konitz, Eddie Palmieri, Mario Bauza, and others. He also became an in-demand session player and sideman, working with a list of marquee artists lik...