What is Fred Ho?
[[File:Fred Ho.jpg|thumb|Fred Ho in 2005.]] '''Fred Ho''' ({{Lang-zh|侯维翰 ''Hóu Wéihàn''}}; born '''Fred Wei-han Houn'''; August 10, 1957 &ndash; April 12, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[jazz]] [[baritone saxophone|baritone saxophonist]], [[composer]], [[bandleader]], [[playwright]], [[writer]], and [[social]] [[activist]]. He was known for his place in the [[African-American music|African-American]] and [[Asian-American music|Asian-American]] music movement. He was born in [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]], [[California]]. Ho died of [[colorectal cancer]] at his home in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. He was 56.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/13/arts/music/fred-ho-56-composer-and-radical-activist-dies.html|title=Fred Ho, Saxophonist, Composer and Radical Activist, Dies at 56|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 12, 2014|accessdate=April 13, 2014|first=Ben|last=Ratliff}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{Official|http://www.bigredmediainc.com/brmflash/}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Fred}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American activists]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:American playwrights]] [[Category:American saxophonists]] [[Category:Bandleaders]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York City]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:People from Palo Alto, California]] [[Category:Writers from California]] {{US-biography-stub}}