| Zoot Sims AKA John Haley Sims Born: 29-Oct-1925
Birthplace: Inglewood, CA
Died: 23-Mar-1985
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Cancer - Liver
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Jazz Musician Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Tenor and soprano saxophonist Military service: US Army (1944-45) Father: Pete Sims (vaudeville performer)
Mother: Kate Sims (vaudeville performer)
Brother: Ray Sims (musician)
The Benny Goodman Orchestra Saxophonist (1943, 1946-47, 1950, 1962)
Woody Herman and the Second Herd Saxophonist (1947-49)
The Buddy Rich Band Saxophonist (1950)
The Stan Kenton Orchestra Saxophonist (1953)
The Gerry Mulligan Sextet Saxophonist (1954-56)
Zoot Sims
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