Joe McPheeJoe McPhee is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist born in Miami, Florida, a player of tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, flugelhorn and valve trombone. McPhee grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, and is most notable for his free jazz wrk done from the late 1960s to the present day.

McPhee's first recording came in 1967, when he appeared on the Clifford Thornton album, Freedom and Unity. McPhee taught himself saxophone at the age of 32. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, McPhee lectured on jazz music at Vassar College.

In 1975, Werner Uehlinger started the Swiss label Hat Hut Records with the specific intent of showcasing McPhee's music. In the 1980s, McPhee met Pauline Oliveros, began studying her musical theories, and worked with her Deep Listening Band.

Jazz musicians with whom McPhee has recorded or performed include Ken Vandermark, Peter Braotzmann, Evan Parker, Mats Gustafsson, Jeb Bishop, The Thing, Clifton Hyde, Jera´me Bourdellon, Raymond Boni, and Joe Giardullo. From 1998 through 2015, McPhee, Jay Rosen, and the late Dominic Duval performed and recorded as Trio X. In the 1990s Dominique Eade and McPhee had a jazz ensemble called Naima.

In 2005, McPhee was awarded the Resounding Vision Award by Nameless Sound. Read More Read Less