Marco Eneidi
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BornNovember 1, 1956
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 2016 (aged 59)
Pleasanton, California, U.S.
InstrumentsAlto saxophone
Marco Eneidi | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1956 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 2016 (aged 59) Pleasanton, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, free jazz |
| Instruments | Alto saxophone |
Marco Eneidi (November 1, 1956 – May 24, 2016) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was primarily associated with free jazz.
Eneidi was born in Portland, Oregon. His father worked for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and his mother was a paralegal. Eneidi and his family lived in Livermore before moving to Oakland, California. As a child, he took lessons with Sonny Simmons. He attended Mt. Hood Community College before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sonoma State University and Master of Arts from Mills College.[1] Later in his career, he studied North Indian classical music at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California.[2]
