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Ronnie Cuber (1941-2022)

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Marc Myers
Oct 10, 2022
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Ronnie Cuber, a saxophonist and flutist who primarily played the baritone and whose muscular solo approach landed him in top big bands in the 1960s and '70s and leading jazz, rock, pop, Latin, funk and soul orchestras and ensembles in the 1980s and beyond, including the Saturday Night Live band, died October 7. He was 80.

Ronnie died in his studio on New…

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