January 16, 2007 - Jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker, who won 11 Grammy Awards in a distinguished career that spanned five decades, died Saturday in New York City. He was 57 years old.
August 2, 2005 - Tenor-sax virtuoso Michael Brecker is gravely ill with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a rare and bone marrow disease, and is in need of a stem-cell transplant.
