| BECHET | Sidney --, American jazz saxophonist and clarinettist (6) |
| ART | US jazz alto saxophonist and clarinettist whose albums include 1960's Gettin' Together (3,6) |
| ALCOHN | American jazz saxophonist and arranger/composer who played in Woody Herman's Second Herd as one of the Four Brothers, along with Zoot Sims, Stan Getz and Serge Chaloff |
| SHELDON | Sidney ---, American author |
| CHARLIEPARKER | American jazz saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz, nickname 'Bird' (7,6) |
| YARDBIRD | Nickname of American jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker (8) |
| SOWETO | ____ Kinch, British jazz saxophonist and rapper born in 1978 (6) |
| KENNYG | U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer born in 1956 (5,1) |
| REDMAN | Don, American jazz saxophonist/ composer who died in 1964 (6) |
| DANKWORTH | John, English jazz composer and clarinettist (9) |
| GOODMAN | Former husband and clarinettist (7) |
| COLTRANE | John ___, US jazz saxophonist and composer who died in 1967 (8) |
| WEBSTER | Ben --, jazz saxophonist and member of Duke Ellington's band (7) |
| SCOTT | RonnieEnglish jazz saxophonist and club owner who died in 1996 (5) |
| TEO | Jazz saxophonist and producer Macero |
| JOHNCOLTRANE | US jazz saxophonist and composer who died in 1967 (4,8) |
| YOLANDA | ____ Brown, jazz saxophonist and composer born in 1982 (7) |
| HERMAN | Woody ___, Milwaukee-born jazz clarinettist who led various bands called The Herd (6) |
| GERRYMULLIGAN | Baritone jazz saxophonist and contributor to the album Birth of the Cool (5,8) |
| ORNETTECOLEMAN | US jazz saxophonist and composer whose 1958 debut album was Something Else!!!! |
