Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935-1977) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist from Columbus, Ohio. Blind from about the age of two, he played tenor saxophone, flute and two rare horns, the stritch and the manzello. He is known for playing several horns at once to form chords and for using circular breathing to sustain long notes. Kirk, born Ronald Theodore Kirk, made his first album, Triple Threat, for King, followed by Introducing Roland Kirk (Argo, 1960) and We Free Kings (Mercury).