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Join the Bay Area Wikipedians for a potluck Wiknic in the Mission District of San Francisco on Sat July 12! Sign up here. Fred Ho (Chinese: 侯维翰; pinyin: Hóu Wéihàn; born Fred Wei-han Houn; August 10, 1957 – April 12, 2014) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright, writer and Marxist social activist. He was born in Palo Alto, California,[1] and moved at the age of six with his family to Massachusetts.[2] In 1988, he changed his surname to "Ho".[3] While he is sometimes associated with the Asian-American jazz or avant-garde jazz movements, Ho himself was opposed to the use of term "jazz" to describe traditional African-American music because the word "jazz" had sometimes been used pejoratively by white Americans to denigrate the music of African Americans.[3] Ho sought to define what constitutes Asian-American jazz: "What makes Chinese American music Chinese American? What would comprise an Asian American musical content and form that could transform Am

Fred Ho - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American saxophonist, composer, bandleader, writer and activist (1957–2014) "},"module":{"wt":""},"module2":{"wt":""},"module3":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'> Fred Ho 侯维翰 Ho in 2005 Background information Also known as Hóu Wéihàn Born Fred Wei-han Houn ( 1957-08-10 ) August 10, 1957 Palo Alto, California , U.S. Died April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12) (aged 56) Brooklyn, New York , U.S. Genres Jazz Occupations Composer, bandleader, playwright, writer and Marxist social activist Instrument Baritone saxophone Years active 1985–2011 Label

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