hiː wɛnt tə nɔːɹθwˈɛstɚn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən wɪð ɐ skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp fɔːɹ mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks ænd plˈeɪd ðə tɹˈʌmpɪt ɪnðə skˈuːl, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt bɪɡˈɪn plˈeɪɪŋ ðə sˈæksəfˌoʊn ʌntˈɪl hɪz dʒˈuːnjɚ jˈɪɹ.
He went to Northwestern University in 1967 with a scholarship for mathematics and played the trumpet in the school, but did not begin playing the saxophone until his junior year.