Deaths on February 8

Elton Dean

Died on February 8, 2006

Elton Dean, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945)

Elton Dean (28 October 1945 – 8 February 2006) was an English jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello (a variant of the soprano saxophone) and occasionally keyboards. Part of the Canterbury scene, he featured in, among others, Soft Machine.

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Deaths on February 8

Elton Dean

Died on February 8, 2006

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