Sanborn passed away on Sunday afternoon after “an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications,' according to the artist’s Instagram account.
David Sanborn, the legendary saxophonist and Grammy Award-winning musician, has died at 78, according to a post published on Sanborn’s social media accounts.Sanborn passed away on Sunday afternoon after "an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications," according to the artist’s Instagram account. Sanborn had been diagnosed with cancer since 2018 "but had been able to maintain his normal schedule of concerts until just recently," the post continued.
At just three years old, Sanborn was diagnosed with polio and doctors suggested that he pick up the saxophone as a form of therapy. His love for the instrument would follow him into high school, where he became inspired by the jazz musicians in Chicago, which was near his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Sanborn would go on to study music at Northwestern University and the University of Iowa and headed for California after graduating.
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