Wally Besser
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Wally Besser (January 16, 1936 - April 4, 2017) was a trumpet and flugelhorn player with a large career playing with best orchestras as the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Sammy Kaye Orchestra, or Larry Elgart. He spent twenty years with Fotis Gonis Express doing the top Greek work in New York and around the country, as well as Canada and Venezuela. From 1984 to 1994 he led a successful wedding band, part of Steven Scott Orchestras on Long Island NY. The core was him, Gary Pace (keys), Craig Niederberger (guitar), Christine Beckett (vocals), Ron Vincent, Dave Tangrini (drums) and Bill Kirshner (sax,clar,flute)
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Also known as | Wally |
Born | 16 January 1936 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Died | 4 April 2017(2017-04-04) (aged 81) Jupiter, Florida |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, keyboard, vibes |
Years active | 1957–2017 |
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