John Firmin

Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, born 1947, who joined David Bromberg's band in 1975. Son of a tenor saxophonist, he grew up in Anchorage Alaska. He also wrote most of the music for The Anemic Girlfriends circa 1980 and plays sax on their releases. He continued touring intermittently with Bromberg and also helped found The Johnny Nocturne Band in the 1990s.