Freddy Rodriguez (February 9, 1931 – March 25, 2020) was an American jazz alto and tenor saxophonist and composer.
[1] Rodriguez learned to play the clarinet at Baker Junior High School in his native Denver in 1942.
He was influenced by Artie Shaw, Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young and switched to alto and tenor saxes at West High School.
He attended concerts by the visiting jazz greats in the Rainbow Ballroom and began a career as a professional musician.
[5] After being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 corona virus, he was admitted to hospital, where he died ten days later as a result of COVID-19.