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Born November 14, 1904 • Russia • (Birthday tomorrow)
Died March 4, 1993 (aged 88) • Illinois
Subjects Of Study jazz

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American musician
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American musician
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American musician
Count Basie, 1968
Count Basie
American musician
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Jon Batiste
American musician, composer, and singer
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Dave Brubeck
American musician
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Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, musician, and actor
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
American singer and musician
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Mary Lou Williams
American musician, composer and educator
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Fletcher Henderson
American musician
Harry Connick Jr. wearing a black suit and tie, posing in front of a gray event backdrop at the 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.
Harry Connick, Jr.
American musician and actor
Schuller, Gunther
Gunther Schuller
American composer
Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau
American musician
Bill Evans.
Bill Evans
American musician
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Marian McPartland
American musician and radio personality
Fats Waller
Fats Waller
American musician
Herbie Hancock smiling and wearing glasses, a black suit, and a red tie at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Herbie Hancock
American musician