Please answer the following question: Facts:   - instrument: baritone flute , clarinet saxophone , soprano saxophone , alto saxophone ,    - caption: photo provided by ksmf webmaster    - birth name: nicholas thomas brignola    - origin: troy , new york    - death date: february 8 , 2002    - genre: hard bop , bebop , jazz      - birth date: july 17 , 1936    - name: nick brignola    - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist    - image: nick brignola.jpg   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nick brignola .
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nick brignola -lrb- july 17 , 1936 -- february 8 , 2002 -rrb- was an american jazz baritone saxophonist .