Birth Place: San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Birth Name: Paul Emil Breitenfeld

Member of:
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Chet Baker & Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
Paul Desmond & The Modern Jazz Quartet

Genres:
Jazz

Instruments:
Alto Saxophone
Clarinet

Education:
San Francisco Polytechnic High
San Francisco State College

Debut Solo Album: The Paul Desmond Quartet With Don Elliott (1956)

Did You Know: He died on May 30th, 1977 in New York, New York, U.S.A.