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Rahsaan Roland Kirk, the blind jazz visionary, inspired a who's who of rock music, including Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk is one of the most singular, thoroughly unique musicians – and characters – in the annals of 20th century music.

Bright Moments is the first full-length biography of the brilliant jazz icon and multi-instrumentalist, Rahsaan Roland Kirk ().

Born in Ohio in '36 and blind from shortly after birth, Kirk was one who never forgot the blues in his music, kept New Orleans close to his.

Roland Kirk was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments.

Bright Moments is the first full-length biography of the brilliant jazz icon and multi-instrumentalist, Rahsaan Roland Kirk ()..

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

American jazz musician (1935–1977)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Kirk performing in 1972
Birth name	Ronald Theodore Kirk
Born	(1935-08-07)August 7, 1935 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 5, 1977(1977-12-05) (aged 42) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, hard bop, soul jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger, bandleader
Instrument(s)	Tenor saxophone, clarinet, stritch, manzello, nose flute, flute, cor anglais, keyboards, percussion
Years active	1955–1977
Labels	King, Chess, Prestige, Mercury, Limelight, Verve, Atlantic, Warner Bros.
Formerly of	Charles Mingus, Quincy Jones

Musical artist

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (born Ronald Theodore Kirk; August 7, 1935^[1] – December 5, 1977),^[2] known earlier in his career simply as Roland Kirk, was an American jazzmulti-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments.

He was renowned for his onstage vitality, during