John Dankworth

Real Name:

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth

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British jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinetist, and band leader.
Born September, 20, 1927, Woodford, Essex, England, UK.
Died February 7, 2010, Marylebone, London, England, UK (age 82).
Usually billed as Johnny Dankworth early in his career. A pioneer of bebop in England, he founded, in 1948, the Club Eleven (ten musicians and a manager) and rented a Soho cellar which briefly served as the first performance venue in London specifically dedicated to modern jazz and, in 1950, the Dankworth Seven (which lasted until 1953), then led big bands until 1960; his main arranger (later orchestrator) was David Lindup. From the end of the 1950s, Dankworth worked as a film composer, later as music director for his wife, jazz singer Cleo Laine. The couple founded "The Stables" ("The Stables Theatre") music venue in 1970, in the old stables block in the grounds of their home in Wavendon (a village near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire). Co-founder of Music Activity Management in 1966.

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theguardian.com , telegraph.co.uk , independent.co.uk , latimes.com , quarternotes.com , Wikipedia , Imdb

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Johnny Dee (15), Joshua Renault-Williams, Virgil Nameless (2)

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Alan Dean And His Be-Boppers, Freddy Mirfield and His Garbage Men, Jazz At The Town Hall Ensemble, John Dankworth Paul Hart Octet, Johnny Dankworth Club XI Quartet, Johnny Dankworth's Cool Britons, Mike Nevard's Melody Maker All Stars, Music Activity Management, Steve Race Bop Group, The Alec & John Dankworth Generation Big Band, The Dankworth Big Band, The John Dankworth Orchestra, The John Dankworth Quartet, The Johnny Dankworth Seven, The Victor Feldman Quartet, Tito Burns And His Sextet

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