Prince Lasha
Born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 10, 1929, avant-garde jazz alto
saxophonist William Lawsha was better known by his stage name Prince Lasha.
While the alto sax was his main instrument, he also played flute, clarinet,
piccolo, and alto flute. While attending I.M. Terrell High School – Fort Worth’s
first school for African Americans – he studied alongside King Curtis, Ornette
Coleman, Dewey Redman, Charles Moffett, and others. Prince Lasha relocated to
California in the 1950s and became involved with the free jazz movement which
was spearheaded by his old classmate Ornette Co...
