Biography Craig Handy

Craig Handy (born 1963) is an American post-bop tenor saxophonist.

Born in Oakland, California, Handy attended North Texas State University from 1981 to 1984, and following this played with Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Haynes, Abdullah Ibrahim, Elvin Jones, and Betty Carter. He was a member of the Mingus Big Band and Mingus Dynasty.

Handy plays the role of Coleman Hawkins in the 1996 film Kansas City.

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