Occupation(s) Saxophonist Albums Jazz In Hollywood Died December 21, 2005 | Role Saxophonist Name Steve White | |
Birth name Stephen Gaylord Goorabian Born November 20, 1925 ( 1925-11-20 ) Instruments Tenor saxophone
Bari saxophone
Clarinet Genres Cool jazz, West Coast jazz, Bebop, Mainstream jazz, Hard bop, Post-bop Record labels Nocturne Records, Pacific Jazz Records, Atlantic Records, Original Jazz Classics Similar People Herbie Harper, Harry Babasin, Bob Enevoldsen, Lou Levy, Jimmy Rowles | ||
Steve White (born Stephen Gaylord Goorabian, sometimes spelled Gailord; 20 November 1925 in Fresno, California – 21 December 2005 in Burbank, California) was an American jazz saxophonist based in Los Angeles who recorded in the 1950s with Nocturne Records, Pacific Jazz Records, and Atlantic Records. He primarily played tenor sax, but also played baritone and doubled on clarinet. Steve White was friends with jazz musicians Harry Babasin and Bob Enevoldsen from the 1950s onwards.
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White's paternal grandparents — Stephen M. Goorabian (1870–1919) and Aznive Jarmagian (1887–1963) — were born in Armenia. White's father — Stephen Matthew "White" Goorabian (1905–1982) — was a saxophonist and former member of the Jimmy Dorsey Band. His father was the first to use the pseudonym "White."
On November 15, 1944, Steve, Jr., married Marcella Veronica Hayes (1920–1990) at the St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California. Together they had two sons: Jeffrey Stephen White (born 1947) and David Hayes White (born 1950).