Grammy Award-winning saxophonist David Sanborn died on Sunday at the age of 78.
His death was confirmed by his family on social media in a statement that revealed he died after a “long battle with prostate cancer with complications.”
The musician has been battling the disease since 2018.
Sanborn had been actively performing despite the diagnosis and had concerts planned well into 2025.
Grammy Award-winning saxophonist David Sanborn died Sunday at the age of 78; seen in 2022
“It is with sad and heavy hearts that we inform you of the loss of internationally renowned, six-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist David Sanborn,” the statement began.
‘Mr. Sanborn died on Sunday afternoon, May 12, after a long battle with prostate cancer with complications.’
‘He indeed already had concerts planned for 2025, David Sanborn was a pioneering figure in contemporary pop and jazz music. He is said to have “put the saxophone back into rock ‘n’ roll,” the statement concluded.