Aleksei Kozlov (musician)

Alexy Semenovich Kozlov (sometimes given as Aleksey Kozlov or, in his own transliteration, as Alexey Kozlov, Алексей Семёнович Козлов; born 13 October 1935 in Moscow) is a Russian saxophonist. He was part of the first group of prominent Soviet-era Russian jazz musicians which emerged during the 1960s. He founded the band, which is considered the preeminent Jazz-rock fusion ensemble in Russia.

He is a People's Artist of Russia.