Stan Kenton
American musician (1911–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.[2]
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Birth name | Stanley Newcomb Kenton |
Born | (1911-12-15)December 15, 1911 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | August 25, 1979(1979-08-25) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1930–1978 |
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