Fred Ho (Chinese: 侯维翰 Hóu Wéihàn; born Fred Wei-han Houn; August 10, 1957 – April 12, 2014) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright, writer, and social activist. He was known for his place in the African-American and Asian-American music movement. He was born in Palo Alto, California.
Ho died of colorectal cancer at his home in Brooklyn, New York City. He was 56.[1]