Birth name John Lenwood McLean Born May 17, 1931 New York City, U.S. Died March 31, 2006 (aged 74) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. Genres Jazz，hard bop，post-bop，jazz fusion，avant-garde jazz Occupation(s) Musiciancomposereducator Instrument(s) Alto saxophone Years active 1951–2004 John Lenwood McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006)[1] was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the DownBeat Hall of Fame in the year of their death.