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Alto Saxophonist Jackie McLean began his professional career before he was out of his teens. Born into a musical Harlem family he quickly established himself on the Jazz scene through his acquaintance with neighborhood friends Sonny Rollins, Kenny Drew and Ritchie and Bud Powell. He hung out with Charlie Parker and recorded with Miles Davis in 1951 at age 19. After that he worked with the bands of George Wallington, Charles Mingus (1956), and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (1957). For a while McLean led a double life as an actor and musician appearing nightly in Jack Geber's play The Connection. He also led his own quintet touring internationally and, from 1970 onwards, became involved in musical education. He has taught music ever since, including a period as Professor of Music at Hartford University, Connecticut. But throughout the 70s and 80s he continued touring in particular in Europe and Japan. McLean’s horn always produces a plaintive searing tone and his emotion-packed playing makes his a highly individual style and it reflects an interest in several schools of Jazz..