Frank R. Strozier Jr. (born June 13, 1937)[1] is a jazz alto saxophonist and occasional flutist.
Strozier was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where he learned to play piano.
[1][2] In 1954, he moved to Chicago, where he performed with Harold Mabern, George Coleman, and Booker Little (like Strozier, they were from Memphis).
After moving to New York, Strozier was briefly with the Miles Davis Quintet in 1963[2] (between the tenures of Hank Mobley and George Coleman) and also gigged with Roy Haynes.
After moving to Los Angeles, he worked with Chet Baker, Shelly Manne, and the Don Ellis big band.