Quick Facts
- Byname of:
- Ronald Scott
- Born:
- Jan. 28, 1927, London, Eng.
- Died:
- Dec. 23, 1996, London (aged 69)
- Movement / Style:
- big-band jazz
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Ronnie Scott
British entrepreneur and musician
Also known as: Ronald Scott
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Ronnie Scott (born Jan. 28, 1927, London, Eng.âdied Dec. 23, 1996, London) was a British jazz entrepreneur and musician whose London nightclub, Ronnie Scottâs, became one of the worldâs most famed jazz venues. A gifted bebop tenor saxophonist, he founded his club in 1959 and presented many of the outstanding American and European jazz musicians there while also leading small combos and (in 1962â73) playing in the Kenny ClarkeâFrancy Boland big band.
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