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Dick Oatts (Richard Dennis Oatts) was born on 2 April, 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., is an American jazz musician, composer, and educator. Discover Dick Oatts's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Richard Dennis Oatts
Occupation Musician, composer, educator
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 2 April 1953
Birthday 2 April
Birthplace Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1953

Richard Dennis Oatts (born April 2, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator.

While growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Oatts gained an interest in music from his father, Jack Oatts, who was a saxophonist himself and a respected music educator in the Midwest.

1970

Since the 1970s, Oatts has released more than a dozen albums as a leader and co-leader, and he has appeared on over 100 albums as a sideman with Joe Henderson, Jerry Bergonzi, Eddie Gómez, Bob Brookmeyer, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Joe Lovano and others, working extensively with Steeplechase Records.

He has also accompanied Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Tormé, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Oatts has taught at the Manhattan School of Music and has been artist-in-residence at the Amsterdam Conservatory.

1972

After high school, Oatts attended Drake University for one year before dropping out and moving to Minneapolis to begin a career in music in 1972.

1977

In 1977, he was called by Thad Jones to join The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, which later became the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

Oatts moved to New York City to join the band, first playing tenor saxophone, and began playing Monday nights with Jones and Lewis at the Village Vanguard, as well as touring in Europe with them.

Eventually Oatts switched to playing alto saxophone in the band, and he continues to play with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard every Monday night.

1980

Oatts' work on woodwind instruments (saxophone, clarinet, flute) became more widely known when he led the crossover jazz group Flim & the BB's in the 1980s and '90s with bassist Jimmy "Flim" Johnson, drummer Bill Berg, and keyboardist Billy Barber.

2006

In 2006, he became a professor and artistic director of the jazz studies department at Temple University in Philadelphia.

With Thad Jones/Mel Lewis

With Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

With Flim & the BBs

With Red Rodney

With Colors of Jazz

With Everything but the Girl

With Joe Lovano

With Eddie Gómez

With others