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Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81

FILE - Saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders performs on day 1 of the Arroyo Seco Music Festival on June 23, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. He was 81. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) FILE - Jazz saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, May 2, 2014. The influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. He was 81. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) FILE - Jazz saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, May 2, 2014. The influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. He was 81. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)