Maurice Reedus Jr., the street musician whose saxophone playing was a downtown Cleveland staple, has died at age 65. His family said Reedus, the subject of a 2014 documentary film called “The Sax Man,” died in his East Side apartment over the weekend. His death stills the lonely wail that greeted a generation of theater-goers at Playhouse Square and sports fans outside Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena. ideastream’s Rick Jackson offers this appreciation of Cleveland’s favorite busker.
Cleveland’s iconic “Sax Man” dies at 65
